THE WILLIAM SHRIMPTON TRUST

Registered charity 285347 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the charity is to relieve the needs of disabled persons and their families by providing practical help, holidays and a home base.

Objects

(A) (I) TO RELIEVE THE HANDICAPPED AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING PRACTICAL HELP HOLIDAYS AND/OR A HOME BASE AND (II) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AND IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING ACCOMMODATION OR OTHERWISE (B) FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had excess income of £6,381 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward of £982,762. The trustees report that the overall financial situation remains healthy with sufficient funds to cover planned future works and unseen emergencies. Reserves are maintained to meet foreseeable repairs or renewals of assets, with £820,436 of the total held in freehold property.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• HENRY STEPHEN SHRIMPTONchair
• JOHN LESLIE MUNT
• MARTIN LAWRENCE

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

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