THE WILLIAM AND ELLEN VINTEN TRUST

Registered charity 285758 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activity of the Trust during the year was continuing to pursue initiatives to increase the interest of schools and college students in the Bury St. Edmunds' area in science and technology subjects, with a view to increasing the numbers who might consider careers related to the subjects and improving their attainment.

Objects

(A) (I) FURTHERING THE EDUCATION OF OR (II) THE RELIEF OF AGE INFIRMITY AND POVERTY OF PERSONS WHO ARE EMPLOYEES OF OR HAVE CONTRACTS OF SERVICE WITH OR WHO ARE APPRENTICED TO INDUSTRIAL FIRMS AND COMPANIES. (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING OF THE BENEFICIARIES BY PROMOTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AS PART OF EDUCATION. (C) FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURETIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT FOR IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE. (D) THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT.

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.

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Latest income

£56k

Latest spending

£74k

Registered

1982

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £18,129 for the year, driven by charitable expenditure exceeding investment income and significant unrealized losses on its investment portfolio. Despite this, the trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, supported by substantial endowment reserves of £1,450,945 and unrestricted reserves of £37,514.

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.

Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Crosher
Derek Andrew Langley
Emma Louise Garraway
JAMES GUEST
Luke Vinten
Paula Harris
Steven Allan Kenchington

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£56k	£74k
31/03/2024	£69k	£76k
31/03/2023	£58k	£60k
31/03/2022	£46k	£54k
31/03/2021	£43k	£39k

Common questions

Is THE WILLIAM AND ELLEN VINTEN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £18,129 for the year, driven by charitable expenditure exceeding investment income and significant unrealized losses on its investment portfolio. Despite this, the trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, supported by substantial endowment reserves of £1,450,945 and unrestricted reserves of £37,514. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.