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THE POLICE MEMORIAL TRUST

Registered charity 289371 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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

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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.

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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.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST1£46k
THE A M FENTON TRUST1£16k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST1£7k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)1£6k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£5k
GLC CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
THE JEANNINE VASSILIOU CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k
THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 19761£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SUSSEX POLICE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE POLICE MEMORIAL TRUST£138k—0above—no doubt
THE SUSSEX POLICE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£209k—0unclear—no doubt
Police Care UK FY2024£862k——within—no doubt
The Police Children's Charity FY2025£1.3m—0above—no doubt
WAR MEMORIALS TRUST FY2025£339k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary Welfare Fund FY2025£281k—0unclear—no doubt

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