PETER STORRS TRUST
Advancement of Education and other charitable objects.
Objects
(A) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH GRADUATES OR UNDERGRADUATES OF PETERHOUSE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY SELECT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENABLING THEM TO EXTEND THEIR EDUCATION IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY APPROVE PARTICULARLY OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM AND BY MAKING GRANTS FROM THE FUND FOR DEFRAYING THE COSTS OF SUCH SCHOLARSHIPS. (B) SUCH OTHER PAYMENTS BEING FOR EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES ONLY AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DESCRETION THINK FIT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £320,000, which meets its stated policy target of two years' worth of outgoings. The trustees confirm that invested funds are substantial and easily realizable, ensuring the charity can meet its commitments as they fall due.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trust is reliant on the income from its Investments, the income from which was £136,326.” — page 4
“The Trust aims to hold at least two years’ worth of outgoings by way of income reserves. This is estimated at £320,000.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- 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 05/04/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 05/04/2023 (received 11/04/2024, 66 days after the 05/02/2024 due date); year ending 05/04/2022 (received 11/04/2024, 431 days after the 05/02/2023 due date); year ending 05/04/2021 (received 08/06/2023, 488 days after the 05/02/2022 due date).
Trustees
- ARTHUR RICHARD EDWARD CURTIS
- CAROLINE BRUCE BLAKE
- Harriet Arabella Curtis
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2025 | £137k | £115k |
| 05/04/2024 | £143k | £191k |
| 05/04/2023 | £139k | £104k |
| 05/04/2022 | £184k | £158k |
| 05/04/2021 | £124k | £159k |
Common questions
Is PETER STORRS TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £320,000, which meets its stated policy target of two years' worth of outgoings. The trustees confirm that invested funds are substantial and easily realizable, ensuring the charity can meet its commitments as they fall due. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE DOOUSS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £100k |
| THE THOMAS WALL TRUST | 1 | £8k |
| WORLD DAY OF PRAYER NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND | 1 | £5k |
| DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £4k |
| THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST | 1 | £2k |
| JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £1k |
| THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS | 1 | £1k |
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- EASTBROOK EDUCATION TRUST
- SPEAR TRUST
- THE ARTHUR JAMES PATERSON CHARITABLE TRUST
- THE EXETER EPISCOPAL SCHOOLS TRUST
- FUTURE SCOPE CHARITABLE TRUST
- THE LEADERS OF WORSHIP AND PREACHERS TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER STORRS TRUST | £137k | — | 0 | no_policy | — | no doubt |
| EASTBROOK EDUCATION TRUST | £2.0m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SPEAR TRUST | £25k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ARTHUR JAMES PATERSON CHARITABLE TRUST | £62k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE EXETER EPISCOPAL SCHOOLS TRUST | £44k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FUTURE SCOPE CHARITABLE TRUST | £236k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |