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THE ALBERT VAN DEN BERGH CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 296885 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

All our donations are donor directed, supporting a wide area of charities and voluntary organisiations throughout Cornwall Sussex and Surrey mostly.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Get email alerts

Latest income
£89k
Latest spending
£181k
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net assets decreased by £147,463 to £3,889,693 due to investment losses and charitable donations exceeding investment income. The trustees report adequate resources for the foreseeable future, with unrestricted reserves held primarily as quoted investments to maintain donation levels to beneficiaries.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: A general unrestricted reserve is maintained including investments with a total return investment objective, which includes producing an expected 2% yield to produce annual income, to which capital growth returns are added, and from which donations can then be paid. (held: £3.9m)
“A general unrestricted reserve is maintained including investments with a total return investment objective, which includes producing an expected 2% yield to produce annual income, to which capital growth returns are added, and from which donations can then be paid.”
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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£89k£181k
05/04/2024£83k£163k
05/04/2023£101k£181k
05/04/2022£124k£270k
05/04/2021£143k£192k

Common questions

Is THE ALBERT VAN DEN BERGH CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net assets decreased by £147,463 to £3,889,693 due to investment losses and charitable donations exceeding investment income. The trustees report adequate resources for the foreseeable future, with unrestricted reserves held primarily as quoted investments to maintain donation levels to beneficiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.