THE MCCORQUODALE CHARITABLE TRUST
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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity is closing and winding up its operations, marking the final year of its accounts. During the period, the charity held £nil in unrestricted free reserves and £nil in expendable endowment investments, having distributed £175,800 in grants funded by transfers from its endowment fund. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, confirming the accounts accord with the accounting records.
What the accounts disclose
“This is the final year of the charity's accounts, as the trustees have decided to close the charity and wind up its operations.” — page 3
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2025) → not a going concern (FY2026).
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2026
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 05/04/2022 (received 15/02/2023, 10 days after the 05/02/2023 due date).
Trustees
- Annabel Julia Gouriet
- CAROLINE LOWSLEY-WILLIAMS
- COLIN NORMAN MCCORQUODALE
- LUDLOW TRUST COMPANY LTD
- Laura McCorquodale
- Luke Michaeal Lowsley-Williams
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2026 | £281k | £343k |
| 05/04/2025 | £212k | £243k |
| 05/04/2024 | £333k | £322k |
| 05/04/2023 | £47k | £177k |
| 05/04/2022 | £80k | £100k |
Common questions
Is THE MCCORQUODALE CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is closing and winding up its operations, marking the final year of its accounts. During the period, the charity held £nil in unrestricted free reserves and £nil in expendable endowment investments, having distributed £175,800 in grants funded by transfers from its endowment fund. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, confirming the accounts accord with the accounting records. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE MCCORQUODALE CHARITABLE TRUST | £281k | — | — | unclear | — | not going concern |
| THE HARGREAVES CHARITABLE TRUST | £169k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| INTRUST | £482k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUST | £712k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE MCGILVRAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | £52k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MRS IRIS NOREEN SETCHELL CHARITABLE TRUST | £32k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |