OLD POSSUM'S PRACTICAL TRUST

Registered charity 328558 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust considers all worthwhile causes but Grants are more likely to be given for projects which fall within artistic, literacy, literary, musical and theatrical criteria. The Trust does not support personal training or education costs. Contact is via https://tseliot.com/foundation/old-possums-trust/

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Latest income

£189k

Latest spending

£473k

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming expenditure of £309,386 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £5,649,116. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity's reserves policy aims to keep unrestricted funds at a minimum level, retaining only what is needed for small operating expenses and emergency applications.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum level (held: £5.6m)

“The Trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, should be kept at a minumum level. The Charity has minimal operating costs and aims to distribute its unrestricted income within the year of receipt. Adequate funds will be retained to cover the small operating expenses and to enable the Trustees to respond to emergency applications for donations, which arise from time to time.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MHA. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

CLARE REIHILL
DEIRDRE SIMPSON · trustee of 1 other charity
JUDITH MARGARET HOOPER

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£189k	£473k
31/03/2024	£150k	£332k
31/03/2023	£163k	£3.6m
31/03/2022	£265k	£1.4m
31/03/2021	£145k	£409k

Common questions

Is OLD POSSUM'S PRACTICAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming expenditure of £309,386 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £5,649,116. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity's reserves policy aims to keep unrestricted funds at a minimum level, retaining only what is needed for small operating expenses and emergency applications. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MHA.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE TILLETT TRUST.

THE TILLETT TRUST income £241k
COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.3m
UNITY THEATRE TRUST income £228k
THE GUY AND ELINOR MEYNELL CHARITABLE TRUST income £373k
THE MICHAEL MARKS CHARITABLE TRUST income £223k
THE WILLIAMS CHARITABLE TRUST income £92k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
OLD POSSUM'S PRACTICAL TRUST	£189k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE TILLETT TRUST FY2025	£241k	—	above	—	no doubt
COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£1.3m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UNITY THEATRE TRUST FY2025	£228k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE GUY AND ELINOR MEYNELL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£373k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MICHAEL MARKS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£223k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.