THE ARNOLD AND DOROTHY DENMAN CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 326532 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DENMAN CHARITABLE TRUST

We support small charities working in Bristol, BANES and South Gloucestershire with a focus on pump priming the development of small charities and also helping with initial seed funding for larger appeals.We support charities working with disadvantaged children and young people, rehabilitation, severe poverty and homelessness, the elderly. We do not normally support large national charities.

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH ONE OR MORE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £8,731 at the end of the period, derived from investment income of £82,580 and donations of £97,840. The trustees report that there are no running costs as trustees donate all operational expenses, and they aim to maintain capital in line with inflation rather than holding specific reserves.

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 5 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2023)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ARNOLD GEOFFREY DENMAN MAchair
• DOROTHY MAY DENMAN
• JOANNA DENMAN
• MRS SUE BLATCHFORD
• Matthew Duncan Lee · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

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