THE GEORGE WARD CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 516954 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides for charitable purposes in the Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council area

Objects

(A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST PERSONS BEING IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE WHO HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED BY GEORGE WARD (BARWELL) LTD AND GEORGE GEARY AND SON LTD FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 3 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS BETWEEN THE 1 NOVEMBER 1941 AND THE 31 JANUARY 1984 OR WHO ARE THE DEPENDANTS OF SUCH EMPLOYEES. (B) FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN WRITING DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED BUT IN PRACTICE THE AREA COMPRISED BY THE HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL INTENTION OF THE SETTLOR.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased by £74,241 to £1,411,134, driven by a net investment loss of £68,953 which outweighed investment income of £41,737. The Trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have adopted the going concern basis. No specific reserves policy target is stated, though the Trust is dependent on investment income and fund growth to fund its activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Gordon Harry Ian Daniels
• SARAH DAWN MAJOR

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

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