THE DIANA EDGSON WRIGHT CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 327737 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Making donations to other registered charities and churches.

Objects

TO OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR SUCH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

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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Latest income

£75k

Latest spending

£85k

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the trust's unrestricted reserves stood at £1,541,120, which is below the stated policy target of maintaining reserves to approve donations at appropriate intervals and meet liabilities. The trust reported a net deficiency of £12,164 for the year, driven by charitable expenditures exceeding investment income, though the trustees consider the financial position satisfactory with adequate scope for future growth.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level which enables the trustees to approve and make donations to other charitable organisations at appropriate intervals during the year and to ensure that the trust is able to meet any liabilities or other commitments it may have (held: £1.5m)

“It is the policy of the trust to maintain reserves at a level which enables the trustees to approve and make donations to other charitable organisations at appropriate intervals during the year and to ensure that the trust is able to meet any liabilities or other commitments it may have.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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 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

Trustees · trustee networks

HENRY CHARLES DAWSON MOORHEAD
MRS G E EDGSON WRIGHT
THOMAS SAMUEL NELSON MOORHEAD

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£75k	£85k
31/12/2023	£67k	£62k
31/12/2022	£67k	£84k
31/12/2021	£63k	£55k
31/12/2020	£50k	£59k

Common questions

Is THE DIANA EDGSON WRIGHT CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the trust's unrestricted reserves stood at £1,541,120, which is below the stated policy target of maintaining reserves to approve donations at appropriate intervals and meet liabilities. The trust reported a net deficiency of £12,164 for the year, driven by charitable expenditures exceeding investment income, though the trustees consider the financial position satisfactory with adequate scope for future growth. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.