BISHOP OTTER TRUST

Registered charity 306344 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity supports higher and further education by the provision of freehold land to the University of Chichester, the loan of an art collection to the University and by the making of grants in accordance with the Objects of the Charity.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EITHER HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION OR BOTH.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £143,173 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven primarily by grants made to the University. Despite this deficit and a reduction in incoming resources, the trustees confirm the trust is a going concern and maintain free reserves of £30,516, which are below their stated policy target of £45,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• THE VENERABLE MARTIN LLOYD-WILLIAMS · trustee of 4 other charities
• The Ven Angela Martin
• The Venerable Russell Dewhurst · trustee of 1 other charity
• The Venerable Thomas David Leonard Carpenter

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

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