GAPPER CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 328623 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GAPPER TRUST

The furtherance of legally charitable purposes

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO PAY OR APPLY THE WHOLE OR SUCH PART OF THE INCOME THEREOF AS THEY SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DECIDE FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE HEREINAFTER MENTIONED PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION IF THEY SHALL SO THINK FIT TO PAY OR APPLY THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL OF THE TRUST FUND IN THE LIKE MANNER AS INCOME AS HEREINBEFORE DIRECTED.

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
£70k
Latest spending
£50k
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £1,558,820, driven by a net profit of £19,755 against total income of £69,724. The trustees report that investment conditions are monitored to sustain donations, noting that discretionary giving is tailored to available funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Income UK Unit Trust Interest Interest received”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: disburse sums to the total income, taking one year with another, without using capital (held: £1.6m)
“The policy of the Trustees is to disburse sums to the total income, taking one year with another, without using capital.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£70k£50k
05/04/2024£70k£75k
05/04/2023£69k£74k
05/04/2022£82k£108k
05/04/2021£63k£31k

Common questions

Is GAPPER CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £1,558,820, driven by a net profit of £19,755 against total income of £69,724. The trustees report that investment conditions are monitored to sustain donations, noting that discretionary giving is tailored to available funds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.