EDWARD VINSON 1957 CHARITY SETTLEMENT

Registered charity 292738 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Makes small grants to charities and community organisations, mainly in the locality of Faversham in Kent. Applications by email only to [email protected], and please do not apply if you are an organisation working nationally or outside of the Faversham ME13 area as we will be unable to support your cause, however worthy

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Latest income

£216k

Latest spending

£66k

Registered

1985

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in a healthy financial position with unrestricted reserves of £544,341. However, the trustees note that further income is uncertain as it depends on the Duchy of Cornwall's housing development plans, and they have set aside £250,000 for potential future community facilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The trustees have also once again agreed to hold back the sum of £250000 to support new community facilities if Faversham town is significantly extended in the future by the Duchy of Cornwall. A planning decision on this is still ongoing and further income for the charity is uncertain”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2021)

Total income

£500k

Total spending

£166k

Reserves (reported)

£409k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~29.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr HUGH MATTHEWS
Peter Richard Matthews
Stephanie Claire Strutt

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£216k	£66k
05/04/2024	£273k	£131k
05/04/2023	£981	£83k
05/04/2022	£2k	£77k
05/04/2021	£500k	£166k

Common questions

Is EDWARD VINSON 1957 CHARITY SETTLEMENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in a healthy financial position with unrestricted reserves of £544,341. However, the trustees note that further income is uncertain as it depends on the Duchy of Cornwall's housing development plans, and they have set aside £250,000 for potential future community facilities. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£32k
THE LONGFORD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£58k
THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION	1	£7k
THE CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF CHARITY OF SAINT LOUIS CIO	1	£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, ST ALBANS	1	£900
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS WOODSIDE PARK	1	£600

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE VINCENT SOCIETY.

THE VINCENT SOCIETY income £837k
WEST FAVERSHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £1.1m
EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE) income £389k
THE VINEHILL TRUST income £14.0m
THE RICHMOND UPON THAMES VOLUNTARY FUND income £264k
VENDQUOT LIMITED income £187k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
EDWARD VINSON 1957 CHARITY SETTLEMENT	£216k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
THE VINCENT SOCIETY FY2024	£837k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WEST FAVERSHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£1.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE) FY2025	£389k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE VINEHILL TRUST FY2024	£14.0m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE RICHMOND UPON THAMES VOLUNTARY FUND FY2025	£264k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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