EMILIE’S CHARITIES ANNUAL REPORT 2025
January 1st 2025– December 31[st] 2025
Emilie’s Charities: Registered Charity 1108537; Gift Aid Reference XR86033
Structure/Governance and Management: Charitable Trust governed by Trust Deed dated January 2005
Address: Pilgrim Cottage, Otterbourne Road, Shawford, Winchester SO21 2DE
Trustees by appointment: Karen Murray; Martin Harris; Judy Harris; Rob Harris
Objects
The relief of financial hardship, either generally or individually, of people living in the third world either generally or individually through the provision of grants, goods or services in particular through education.
The relief of financial need and suffering among victims of natural or other kinds of disaster in the form of money (or other means deemed suitable) for persons, bodies, organisations and/or countries affected.
Review of 2025
Income
The Emilie’s Trousers ride raised £14.12K after Gift Aid; Personal donations contributed £11.5K after Gift Aid. Income was also received via a football sweep (£510); fund raising from St Catherine’s College Oxford (Catz) (£585); and interest (£1.5K). A full breakdown is given in the document attached.
emilie's charities finances 2025.pdf
Sponsorship of Beneficiaries
Sponsorship of beneficiaries was £28.3K. Forty-five students have now graduated after sponsorship from Emilie’s Charities; twenty-five are at various stages of ongoing courses. A summary of the current projects worldwide is attached
Emilie's Charities Summary 2026.doc
Money raising events in 2026
The main local money raising events planned in 2026 areThe Emilie’s Trousers ride, which is scheduled for February and Emilie’s Picnic, which is due to take place on June 6[th] .
Trustees
Karen Murray was re-appointed as trustee for the next four years No trustees are due for reappointment in 2027.
Policy on Reserves
Residual money is in a bank account to earn interest until required for projects
Emilies Charities Registered Charity Number 1108537
Receipts and Payments for the year Jan1st 2025 to Dec 31st 2025
| RECEIPTS | y/e | 31/12/25 | RECEIPTS | y/e | 31/12/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||||
| Events Income (into Co-op bank) | Events Income (into Co-op bank) | ||||
| Emilie's Trousers | 10874 | Emilie's Trousers | 10563.5 | ||
| Eleanor run | 1735 | Picnic | 3249.35 | ||
| Football sweep | 510 | Football sweep | 834 | ||
| Catz | 585.5 | Catz | 1450 | ||
| TOTAL EVENTS INCOME | 13704 | TOTAL EVENTS INCOME | 16098 | ||
| Other income | Other income | ||||
| 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 0 | TOTAL | 0 | ||
| Personal Donations to Co-op | 8615 | Personal Donations to Co-op | 14455 | ||
| Personal Donations to CAF | 2442 | Personal Donations to CAF | 1557 | ||
| Personal Donations TOTAL | 11057 | Personal Donations TOTAL | 16012 | ||
| Interest Co-op Current | 0 | Interest Co-op Current | 0 | ||
| Interest Co-op Deposit | 1 | Interest Co-op Deposit | 1 | ||
| Interest CAF Current | 0 | Interest CAF Current | 0 | ||
| Interest CAF Deposit | 1532 | Interest CAF Deposit | 2415 | ||
| Interest TOTAL | 1533 | Interest TOTAL | 2416 | ||
| Tax Rebate TOTAL | 3887 | Tax Rebate TOTAL | 4057 | ||
| TOTAL RECEIPTS | 30181 | TOTAL RECEIPTS | 38582 | ||
| PAYMENTS | PAYMENTS | ||||
| Events Expenditure | -110 | Events Expenditure | -618 | ||
| Payments to Charities | Payments to Charities | ||||
| Bolivian Charity Foundation | -17462 | Bolivian Charity Foundation | -10433 | ||
| Children's Welfare Association | -5000 | Children's Welfare Association | -3000 | ||
| SOS Children | -1200 | SOS Children | -1200 | ||
| Salinas | -800 | Salinas | -800 | ||
| Uganda | -3500 | Uganda | -1932 | ||
| Rwanda | -350 | Rwanda | -350 | ||
| TOTAL CHARITY PAYMENTS | -28312 | TOTAL CHARITY PAYMENTS | -17715 | ||
| TOTAL CHARGES | -117 | TOTAL CHARGES | -111 | ||
| TOTAL PAYMENTS | -28539 | TOTAL PAYMENTS | -18443 | ||
| Net receipts | 1642 | Net receipts | 20139 | ||
| Cash funds last y/e | 105965 | Cash funds last y/e | 85826 | ||
| Cash funds this y/e | 107607 | Cash funds this y/e | 105965 | ||
| Statement of Assets and Liabilities at year end | Statement of Assets and Liabilities at year end | ||||
| £ | £ | ||||
| Cash at bank | 107607 | Cash at bank | 105965 |