THE ERNEST INGHAM CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 800034 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trustees make such charitable contributions as they see fit in their absolute discretion.

Objects

(I) TO PAY APPLY OR APPROPRIATE THE WHO OR PART OR PARTS THEREOF AT ANY TIME AND FROM TOME TO TIME FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT; AND (II) TO PAY TRANSFER OR APPROPRIATE THE WHO OR ANY PART OR PRTS THEROF TO ANY CHARITY FOR THE TIME BEING IN EXISTENCE TO BE USED FOR ITS CHRITABLE PURPOSES OR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSES WITHIN ITS OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Richmond upon Thames, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£64k
Latest spending
£83k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds significant unrestricted funds of £767 alongside a large expendable endowment fund valued at £1,798,742. The trustee's policy is to distribute income broadly equivalent to investment returns, resulting in a net expenditure on unrestricted funds of £1,520 for the year. Per the trustees' report, there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The trustee does not consider it necessary to retain by way of ongoing reserves any of its income funds. Accordingly, the trustee’s normal policy is to make direct charitable donations in each year broadly equivalent to the investment income, net of costs, arising in the preceding year.” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Sole trustee A B Tappin received fees of £4,750.
“In accordance with the Trust Deed the trustee received fees of £4,750 (2024: £5,850).” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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£64k£83k
05/04/2024£61k£74k
05/04/2023£58k£76k
05/04/2022£50k£67k
05/04/2021£45k£73k

Common questions

Is THE ERNEST INGHAM CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds significant unrestricted funds of £767 alongside a large expendable endowment fund valued at £1,798,742. The trustee's policy is to distribute income broadly equivalent to investment returns, resulting in a net expenditure on unrestricted funds of £1,520 for the year. Per the trustees' report, there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MACDONALD-BUCHANAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£145k
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ERNEST INGHAM CHARITABLE TRUST£64k—0below—no doubt
THE ING CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£26k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHARTERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£58k—0above—no doubt
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£278k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WYNDHAM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£124k—0unclear—no doubt
ENGLISH HOLDINGS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£398k—0unclear—no doubt

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