THE SEARCHLIGHT ELECTRIC CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 801644 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To pay or apply capital and income of the trust to such charities or for such charitable purposes as the Trustees may decide.

Objects

TO OR FOR THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF SUCH BODIES, ASSOCIATIONS, OR ORGANSATIONS AS SHALL AT THE DATE OF THE PAYMENT OR APPLICATION BE ESTABLISHED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES ONLY ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES OR MAY BE PAID OR APPLIED FOR SUCH OTHER OBJECTS AS SHALL BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND THINK FIT UPON SUCH CONDITIONS (IF ANY) AND IN SUCH NAMANNER IN ALL RESPECTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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
£76k
Latest spending
£34k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £7,570 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £1,612,371. The Trustees consider these funds sufficient to meet ongoing day-to-day expenditure, noting that the charity is reliant on income from one main benefactor, Searchlight Electric Limited.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Related parties
“As at the year end, £nil was owed to or from related parties (2024: £888 was owed to Searchlight Electric Limited, a company in which the Trustees are directors).” — page 12
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bolton · Bury · Manchester City · Oldham · Rochdale · Salford City · Stockport · Tameside · Trafford · Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£76k£34k
05/04/2024£40k£117k
05/04/2023£28k£54k
05/04/2022£70k£93k
05/04/2021£129k£74k

Common questions

Is THE SEARCHLIGHT ELECTRIC CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £7,570 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £1,612,371. The Trustees consider these funds sufficient to meet ongoing day-to-day expenditure, noting that the charity is reliant on income from one main benefactor, Searchlight Electric Limited. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.