THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 326927 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£4.6m
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £38.2 million to £37.7 million due to a net expenditure of £491,840, driven by a significant increase in charitable grants to £4.3 million. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies on donations from the Medlock family and investment income, with investment assets valued at approximately £42 million.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £37.7m)
The Trustees intend to maintain the target of an average of £2m in donations per annum. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to The Somerset Masonic Charity
D J Medlock is also a Trustee for The Somerset Masonic Charity. Grants totalling £NIL (2024: £10,000) were awarded to The Somerset Masonic Charity. — page 29
During the year, donated services and facilities were received by the Medlock family companies. The Trustees have estimated the use of buildings, utilities and staff costs at £13,153 (2024: £NIL). — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donated services from Medlock family companies
D J Medlock is also a Trustee for The Somerset Masonic Charity. Grants totalling £NIL (2024: £10,000) were awarded to The Somerset Masonic Charity. — page 29
During the year, donated services and facilities were received by the Medlock family companies. The Trustees have estimated the use of buildings, utilities and staff costs at £13,153 (2024: £NIL). — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by O'Sullivan Hughes Audit Limited.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£4.6m
Cost of raising funds
£282k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: India · Lincolnshire · Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£1.1m£4.6m
31/07/2024£1.3m£2.0m
31/07/2023£2.0m£1.4m
31/07/2022£1.5m£4.2m
31/07/2021£1.9m£2.3m

Common questions

Is THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £38.2 million to £37.7 million due to a net expenditure of £491,840, driven by a significant increase in charitable grants to £4.3 million. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies on donations from the Medlock family and investment income, with investment assets valued at approximately £42 million. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by O'Sullivan Hughes Audit Limited.

Who funds THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include UNSEEN (UK).

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
UNSEEN (UK)FY2025£20k

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