THE POLICE MEMORIAL TRUST

Registered charity 289371 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q7209478 · Wikipedia

Erect and maintain memorials to police officers and Police Staff killed in the course of their hazardous duty.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP THROUGH THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF MEMORIALS TO POLICE OFFICERS AND POLICE STAFF KILLED IN THE EXECUTION OF THEIR HAZARDOUS DUTY AND SUBJECT THERETO TO RELIEVE THE NEED OF POLICE OFFICERS AND POLICE STAFF OR THEIR DEPENDANTS ARISING FROM THE SPECIAL HAZARDS OF POLICE DUTY.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED

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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Registered contact address: Bromley, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£138k
Latest spending
£219k
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £5,681,780, which the Trustees describe as 'extremely strong' and sufficient to meet ongoing costs for the foreseeable future. The charity has no staff over £60,000 and relies on investment income to cover annual costs, with no formal public fundraising currently required.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment Income (76% of income)
“Dividends received 131,439”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mr S Lloyd received £10,300 for consultancy services; payments were made to the wife of the Managing Trustee for secretarial services.
“Mr S Lloyd has been paid a consultancy fee of £10,300 (2024 - £10,000) based on a formal consultancy agreement for press and media services for the Trust.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Consultancy fee paid to trustee
“Mr S Lloyd has been paid a consultancy fee of £10,300 (2024 - £10,000) based on a formal consultancy agreement for press and media services for the Trust.” — page 12
“This relates to payments to the wife of the Managing Trustee for secretarial services to the charity for the year to 31st March 2025.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Secretarial services paid to trustee's wife
“Mr S Lloyd has been paid a consultancy fee of £10,300 (2024 - £10,000) based on a formal consultancy agreement for press and media services for the Trust.” — page 12
“This relates to payments to the wife of the Managing Trustee for secretarial services to the charity for the year to 31st March 2025.” — page 12
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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£138k£219k
31/03/2024£176k£145k
31/03/2023£100k£139k
31/03/2022£110k£124k
31/03/2021£92k£189k

Common questions

Is THE POLICE MEMORIAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £5,681,780, which the Trustees describe as 'extremely strong' and sufficient to meet ongoing costs for the foreseeable future. The charity has no staff over £60,000 and relies on investment income to cover annual costs, with no formal public fundraising currently required. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE POLICE MEMORIAL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE POLICE MEMORIAL TRUST as a grant recipient include THE GARRARD FAMILY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GARRARD FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2021amount not stated

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with POLICE ROLL OF HONOUR TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE POLICE MEMORIAL TRUST£138k—0above—no doubt
POLICE ROLL OF HONOUR TRUST FY2025£92k—0below—no doubt
THE ROYAL MILITARY POLICE MUSEUM TRUST FY2025£95k—0unclear—no doubt
CARE OF POLICE SURVIVORS FY2025£757k—0above—no doubt
THE POLICE FOUNDATION FY2025£659k——within—no doubt
THE ROYAL MILITARY POLICE CENTRAL BENEVOLENT FUND FY2026£383k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.