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HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 292652 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust makes donations and grants for charitable purposes that it supports and is interested in. The policy of the Trustees is to make donations only for charitable purposes in which they are interested and not to respond to unsolicited appeals.

Objects

TO PAY OR APPLY THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND TO SUCH CHARITIES OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND IN SUCH PROPORTION IN SUCH MANNER AND SUBJECT TO SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY AT THEIR UNCONTROLLED DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Latest income
£37k
Latest spending
£36k
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £402,103.60 as of 5th April 2025, derived from investment income and bank balances. The trustees consider that unrealised gains on investments are not available for distribution and aim to maintain capital to meet future donation needs. The charity reported a small surplus for the year, with total receipts exceeding payments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain both a suitable capital sum and a regular income to meet the trustees’ needs for the level of donations and grants they might wish to make (held: £402k)
“The trustees consider that the investments should maintain both a suitable capital sum and a regular income to meet the trustees’ needs for the level of donations and grants they might wish to make.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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
05/04/2025£37k£36k
05/04/2024£35k£35k
05/04/2023£34k£32k
05/04/2022£30k£31k
05/04/2021£26k£31k

Common questions

Is HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £402,103.60 as of 5th April 2025, derived from investment income and bank balances. The trustees consider that unrealised gains on investments are not available for distribution and aim to maintain capital to meet future donation needs. The charity reported a small surplus for the year, with total receipts exceeding payments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.