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GEORGE VINER MEMORIAL FUND TRUST

Registered charity 328142 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GEORGE VINER MEMORIAL FUND

Award grants to young students from black and ethnic minority backgrounds - assist with the tuition fees and / or costs for attending certified educational courses to gain a recognised qualification in print, magazine, online, broadcast, new media and photo journalism.

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Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£60
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £117,439 at the end of the financial period, with total income of £27,057 and expenditure of only £60. The trustees report that the charity operates on low reserves with no overhead costs, and the independent examiner confirmed no matters came to their attention requiring further explanation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: holding reserves gives a level of security to the charity’s finances, where income may vary from time to time (held: £117k)
“in order to ensure the charity’s longevity, the trustees work on the basis that holding reserves, gives a level of security to the charity’s finances, where income may vary from time to time.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£27k£60
29/02/2024£28k£21k
28/02/2023£14k£13k
28/02/2022£33k£96
28/02/2021£26k£28k

Common questions

Is GEORGE VINER MEMORIAL FUND TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £117,439 at the end of the financial period, with total income of £27,057 and expenditure of only £60. The trustees report that the charity operates on low reserves with no overhead costs, and the independent examiner confirmed no matters came to their attention requiring further explanation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.