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D G MARSHALL OF CAMBRIDGE TRUST

Registered charity 286468 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as D G M TRUST

The objects are to support:needy and deserving cases arising anywhere but in particular among employees or ex-employees or their relatives or dependants of the Company or any subsidiary or associated company; local charities; and local educational institutions as are charitable in nature.

Objects

SUCH CHARITABLE OFJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES WITH THE CONSENT OF MARSHALL OF CAMBRIDGE (ENGINEERING) LIMITED MAY FORM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT. ANCILLARY OBJECTS TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT:-(A) NEEDY AND DESERVING CASES ARISING ANYWHERE BUT IN PARTICULAR AMONG EMPLOYEES OR EX-EMPLOYEES OR THEIR RELATIVES OR DEPENDANTS OF THE COMPANY OR OF A SUBSIDIARY OR ASSOCIATED COMPANY OF THE COMPANY. (B) LOCAL CHARITIES.(C) SUCH LOCAL EDUCATION INSTITUTION AS ARE CHARITABLE IN NATURE AND IN PARTICULAR THE COLLEGES OF CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.

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 · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Latest income
£73k
Latest spending
£54k
Registered
1983
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £2,429,762 at the year end, maintained at a level intended to generate sufficient income for donations and preserve capital. The Trust reported a net loss of £388,718 for the year, primarily driven by significant revaluation losses on its investment portfolio. Despite these losses, the Trustees confirmed the Trust is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level which will generate sufficient annual income to cover expected annual donations and preserve the real value of the endowed funds (held: £2.4m)
“It is the policy of the Trust to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the Trust, at a level which will generate sufficient annual income to cover expected annual donations and preserve the real value of the endowed funds.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Trust received free accounting and administration facilities from Marshall of Cambridge (Holdings) Limited.
“The Trust has received free accounting and administration facilities from Marshall of Cambridge (Holdings) Limited in the year.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£73k£54k
05/04/2024£77k£85k
05/04/2023£252k£76k
05/04/2022£68k£78k
05/04/2021£169k£58k

Common questions

Is D G MARSHALL OF CAMBRIDGE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £2,429,762 at the year end, maintained at a level intended to generate sufficient income for donations and preserve capital. The Trust reported a net loss of £388,718 for the year, primarily driven by significant revaluation losses on its investment portfolio. Despite these losses, the Trustees confirmed the Trust is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.