
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From  06/04/2024 Period start date   To 05/04/2025 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Doreen Greenlees Discretionary Will Trust** 

## **Charity registration number: 1176810** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**To benefit the welfare of animals, to**<br>**benefit and maintain places of Christian**<br>**worship and alleviate poverty through**<br>**Christian social welfare (primarily in the**<br>**North West of England) as per the will**<br>**and letter of wishes of the late Doreen**<br>**Greenlees.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**Grants have been considered to**<br>**Freshfields Animal Rescue, the local**<br>**branch of the RSPCA, the Salvation**<br>**Army, Compassion Acts and Southport**<br>**Soup Kitchen. Applications from other**<br>**organisations have been considered by**<br>**the trustees in light of the charity’s**<br>**governing documents (will and letter of**<br>**wishes).**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees have had regard to the**<br>**guidance issued by the Charity**<br>**Commission on public benefit.**|
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
||SORP reference||
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**The trustees generally try to follow the**<br>**wishes, as per the letter of wishes, in**<br>**which the late Doreen Greenlees set out**<br>**her wishes on how she wished her**<br>**estate to be utilised for charitable**<br>**purposes, mainly based in the North**<br>**West of England.**|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|**N/A**|





**N/A** Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers **N/A** Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**Grants have been considered to the**<br>**charitable organisations referred to**<br>**earlier in the report. These will help**<br>**promote and maintain animal welfare in**<br>**the local areas through Freshfields**<br>**Animal Rescue and the RSPCA and help**<br>**alleviate poverty through the Salvation**<br>**Army, Southport Soup Kitchen &**<br>**Compassion Acts.**<br>**This will benefit society in broad terms**<br>**by helping to prevent animal cruelty,**<br>**and helping the homeless have access**<br>**to hot meals and shelter and helping**<br>**those in poverty.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|**N/A**|
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|**N/A**|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|**The trust aims to generate income and**<br>**capital growth through a portfolio of**<br>**investments. These have performed**<br>**broadly in line with the objectives set.**<br>**However, they were impacted by**<br>**external factors and world events with**<br>**market shocks at the start of the**<br>**reporting period and improved**|





**performance towards the end of the reporting period. N/A** Other 

## **Financial Review** 

|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity maintains a healthy capital**<br>**balance of assets which generates**<br>**income from which grants can be made**<br>**and costs covered.**|
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|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**It is the policy of the trustees to make**<br>**grants from surplus income and**<br>**accumulate any surplus back into the**<br>**trust to help generate further funds in**<br>**future.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£656,853 (investments and cash as at**<br>**05/04/25)**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**The investment portfolio maintained by**<br>**the trust and the income that it**<br>**generates.**|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|**The trustees aim to achieve a balanced**<br>**return between income generation and**<br>**capital growth and receive advice from a**<br>**regulated firm of investment managers**<br>**regarding the management of the trust’s**<br>**assets.**|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Stock market uncertainty having an**<br>**impact on the performance of the trust**<br>**portfolio of investments, impact of**<br>**potential external factors on investment**<br>**performance.**|
|Other||**N/A**|





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Will of Doreen Greenlees**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Trust**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Appointed by existing trustees with**<br>**their unanimous consent**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**N/A**|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|**N/A**|
|Relationship with any<br>related parties|Para 1.51|**N/A**|
|Other||**N/A**|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Doreen Greenlees Discretionary Will Trust|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|-|
|Registered charity number|1176810|
|Charity’s principal address|22 Derby Street,<br>Ormskirk,<br>Lancashire,<br>L39 2BZ|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

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||Michael Francis<br>Prendergast|N/A|Whole year|-|
||Alexandra Jane<br>Kenyon|N/A|Whole year|-|
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name -** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

|Description of the assets<br>held in this capacity|-|
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|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian<br>charity’s objects|-|
|Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own<br>assets|-|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Type of**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Type of**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Type of**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|
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|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|||
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## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

**-** 

## **Other optional information** 

**-** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
|---|---|---|
||Michael Francis Prendergast|Alexandra Jane Kenyon|
||<br>Trustee|Trustee|
||20/01/2026<br>20/01/2026||
||20/01/2026||





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254.541 E
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11.163
224.399
45.257
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254.541 E
z54.yl £
119,907
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iO.WD
17.181
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17.181
24,917
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27.181
27.181
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122.642
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