Charity number: 249692
The Garth Doubleday Trust
Unaudited
Trustees' report and financial statements
for the year ended 5 April 2025
The Garth Doubleday Trust
Contents
| Page | |
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| Reference and administrative details of the Charity, its Trustees and advisers | 1 |
| Trustees' report | 2 - 4 |
| Independent examiner's report | 5 |
| Statement of financial activities | 6 |
| Balance sheet | 7 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 8 - 16 |
The Garth Doubleday Trust
Reference and administrative details of the Charity, its Trustees and advisers for the year ended 5 April 2025
Trustees
E G Doubleday C T M Motley G L T Reutter
Charity registered number
249692
Principal office
Maritime Place Quayside Chatham Maritime Kent ME4 4QZ
Accountants
Kreston Reeves LLP Maritime Place Quayside Chatham Maritime Chatham Kent ME4 4QZ
Independent examiner
Samantha Rouse FCCA DChA Kreston Reeves LLP Chatham Maritime Maritime Place Quayside Chatham Kent ME4 4QZ
Investment Brokers
Cazenove Fund Management Limited 20 Moorgate London EC2R 6DA
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The Garth Doubleday Trust
Trustees' report for the year ended 5 April 2025
The Trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 5 April 2025.
Objectives and activities
a. Policies and objectives
The Trust Deed provides that the income and capital of the Trust are paid or applied to various charities and charitable purposes taking into account the wishes of the late settlor.
In setting objectives and planning for activities, the Trustees have given due consideration to general guidance published by the Charity Commission relating to public benefit, including the guidance 'Public benefit: running a charity (PB2)'.
Achievements and performance
a. Review of activities
The Trust has continued to provide a large number of grants to a wide variety of charitable concerns in the year.
The results for the year are set out on page 6.
Income from listed investments increased from £106,647 to £113,182. Grants payable decreased from £39,900 last year to £6,000. The total number of grant recipients this year was 1 (2024: 40). The value of the Charity's investments increased this year by £72,512, which resulted in total funds increasing by £173,512 compared to a net increase in 2023/24 of £174,029. Funds at the balance sheet date totalled £3,102,892 (2024: £2,929,380).
b. Fundraising activities
The Trust has not undertaken any fundraising activities during the financial year.
c. Investment policy and performance
The Trust Deed provides that the Trustees shall invest the Trust monies in any stocks, funds, shares, securities or other investments of whatever nature as they shall in their absolute discretion think fit.
The Trustees have appointed Cazenove Fund Management Limited to manage the charity's investment portfolio and are happy with the performance over the last twelve months.
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The Garth Doubleday Trust
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 5 April 2025
Financial review
a. Reserves policy
The Trust has no Endowment funds or Restricted funds.
The Unrestricted funds of the Trust are divided between Income and Capital funds which are both available to be distributed under the Trust Deed. The Trustees will continue to distribute the charity's reserves to appropriate charities and charitable purposes.
Structure, governance and management
a. Constitution
The Garth Doubleday Trust is constituted under a Trust Deed dated 27 April 1966 and is a registered charity, number 249692.
The Deed established a Trust for charitable purposes in the name of the settlor, Garth Leslie Doubelday, for a period of seventy-five years after which the Trust is to be wound up.
b. Methods of appointment or election of Trustees
The management of the Charity is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the Trust deed.
c. Organisational structure and decision-making policies
The day to day running of the Trust is carried out by Kreston Reeves LLP, Chartered Accountants. The trustees meet annually to approve the accounts and determine the grants to be paid in the following twelve months.
d. Financial risk management
The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the Charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the Charity, and are satisfied that systems and procedures are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.
Plans for future periods
The Trust will continue to invest its funds in such a way that will provide adequate income to enable it to continue helping charities and charitable purposes. No changes are anticipated to the way in which the Trust operates.
The Trustees will continue to support the Trust's objectives for the foreseeable future.
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The Garth Doubleday Trust
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 5 April 2025
Statement of Trustees' responsibilities
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP (FRS 102);
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make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards (FRS 102) have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the Trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by order of the members of the board of Trustees and signed on their behalf by:
E G Doubleday Trustee
Date:
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The Garth Doubleday Trust
Independent examiner's report for the year ended 5 April 2025
Independent examiner's report to the Trustees of The Garth Doubleday Trust ('the Charity')
I report to the Charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 5 April 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the Trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner's statement
Your attention is drawn to the fact that the Charity has prepared the accounts in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has been withdrawn.
I understand that this has been done in order for the accounts to provide a true and fair view in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: S M Rouse
Dated: 21 January 2026
S Rouse FCCA DChA
Kreston Reeves LLP
Maritime Place Quayside Chatham Maritime Chatham Kent ME4 4QZ
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The Garth Doubleday Trust
Statement of financial activities for the year ended 5 April 2025
| Note Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies 3 Investments 4 Total income and endowments Expenditure on: Raising funds 5 Charitable activities Total expenditure Net income before net gains on investments Net gains on investments Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Net movement in funds Total funds carried forward |
Unrestricted funds 2025 £ 1,400 113,182 114,582 5,504 8,078 13,582 101,000 - 101,000 1,307,643 101,000 1,408,643 |
Endowment funds 2025 £ - - - - - - - 72,512 72,512 1,621,737 72,512 1,694,249 |
Total funds 2025 £ 1,400 113,182 114,582 5,504 8,078 13,582 101,000 72,512 173,512 2,929,380 173,512 3,102,892 |
Total funds 2024 £ 36,644 106,647 |
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| 143,291 | ||||
| 5,105 40,700 |
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| 45,805 | ||||
| 97,486 76,543 |
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| 174,029 | ||||
| 2,755,351 174,029 |
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| 2,929,380 |
The Statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
The notes on pages 8 to 16 form part of these financial statements.
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The Garth Doubleday Trust
Balance sheet as at 5 April 2025
| Note Fixed assets Investments 10 Current assets Cash at bank and in hand Current liabilities Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 11 Net current assets Total net assets Charity funds Endowment funds 12 Unrestricted funds 12 Total funds |
887,613 (1,750) |
2025 £ 2,217,029 885,863 3,102,892 1,694,249 1,408,643 3,102,892 |
805,730 (1,640) |
2024 £ 2,125,290 804,090 |
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| 2,929,380 | ||||
| 1,621,737 1,307,643 |
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| 2,929,380 |
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:
E G Doubleday Trustee
Date:
The notes on pages 8 to 16 form part of these financial statements.
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The Garth Doubleday Trust
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2025
1. General information
The Garth Doubleday Trust is a charity registered in England with charity number 249692. Its principal office is Montague Place, Quayside, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4QU. The Trust Deed provides that the income and capital of the Trust are paid or applied to various charities and charitable purposes taking into account the wishes of the late settlor.
2. Accounting policies
2.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
The financial statements have been prepared to give a 'true and fair' view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a 'true and fair' view. This departure has involved following the Charities SORP (FRS 102) published in October 2019 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.
The Garth Doubleday Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy.
The financial statements are presented in British Sterling and rounded to the nearest Pound.
2.2 Going concern
The Trustees assess whether the use of going concern is appropriate i.e. whether there are any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the Charity to continue as a going concern. The Trustees make this assessment in respect of a period of at least one year from the date of authorisation for issue of the financial statements and have concluded that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and there are no material uncertainties about the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern, thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
2.3 Income
All income is recognised once the Charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.
The recognition of income from legacies is dependent on establishing entitlement, the probability of receipt and the ability to estimate with sufficient accuracy the amount receivable. Evidence of entitlement to a legacy exists when the Charity has sufficient evidence that a gift has been left to them (through knowledge of the existence of a valid will and the death of the benefactor) and the executor is satisfied that the property in question will not be required to satisfy claims in the estate. Receipt of a legacy must be recognised when it is probable that it will be received and the fair value of the amount receivable, which will generally be the expected cash amount to be distributed to the Charity, can be reliably measured.
Income tax recoverable in relation to investment income is recognised at the time the investment income is receivable.
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The Garth Doubleday Trust
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2025
2. Accounting policies (continued)
2.4 Expenditure
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Expenditure on raising funds includes all expenditure incurred by the Charity to raise funds for its charitable purposes and comprises investment management fees.
Expenditure on charitable activities is incurred on directly undertaking the activities which further the Charity's objectives, as well as any associated support costs.
Grants payable are charged in the year when the offer is made except in those cases where the offer is conditional, such grants being recognised as expenditure when the conditions attaching are fulfilled. Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end are noted as a commitment, but not accrued as expenditure.
All expenditure is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT.
2.5 Interest receivable
Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the Charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the institution with whom the funds are deposited.
2.6 Investments
Fixed asset investments are a form of financial instrument and are initially recognised at their transaction cost and subsequently measured at fair value at the Balance sheet date, unless the value cannot be measured reliably in which case it is measured at cost less impairment. Investment gains and losses, whether realised or unrealised, are combined and presented as ‘Gains/(Losses) on investments’ in the Statement of financial activities.
2.7 Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short-term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.
2.8 Liabilities and provisions
Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the Balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably.
Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the Charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services it must provide.
Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the provision is based on the present value of those amounts, discounted at the pre-tax discount rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. The unwinding of the discount is recognised in the Statement of financial activities as a finance cost.
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The Garth Doubleday Trust
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2025
2. Accounting policies (continued)
2.9 Financial instruments
The Charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.
2.10 Fund accounting
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
3. Income from donations and legacies
| Donations Legacies Total 2024 |
Unrestricted funds 2025 £ 1,400 - 1,400 36,644 |
Total funds 2025 £ 1,400 - 1,400 36,644 |
Total funds 2024 £ 600 36,044 |
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| 36,644 | |||
4. Investment income
| Income from listed investments Bank and other interest receivable Total 2024 |
Unrestricted funds 2025 £ 75,729 37,453 113,182 106,647 |
Total funds 2025 £ 75,729 37,453 113,182 106,647 |
Total funds 2024 £ 71,213 35,434 |
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| 106,647 | |||
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The Garth Doubleday Trust
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2025
5. Investment management costs
| Investment management fees Total 2024 Analysis of grants Grants payable Total 2024 |
Unrestricted funds 2025 £ 5,504 5,105 Grants to Individuals 2025 £ 6,000 39,000 |
Total funds 2025 £ 5,504 5,105 Total funds 2025 £ 6,000 39,000 |
Total funds 2024 £ 5,105 |
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| Total funds 2024 £ 39,000 |
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6. Analysis of grants
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The Garth Doubleday Trust
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2025
7. Grants Paid
| Army Benevolent Fund Bapchild PCC Bible Lands Society British & Foreign Bible Society Brooke Hospital for Animal Welfare Charterhouse Mission Christ Church Clare & Bermondsey Trust Clemens Reutter Trust Dolphin Sailing Barge Museum Trust Dr Edwin Doubleday Fund European Children's Trust Friends of Bicknor Frinsted PCC Fruiterers' Charitable Trust Gurney Fund for Police Orphans Iwade Church Trust Mental Health Foundation Migrant Helpline Milstead PCC National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosrgery Norton PCC Oxfam Oxford Trust Fund Racing Welfare RAF Benevolent Fund Rodmersham PCC Rodmersham Society Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution Royal Artillery Charitable Trust Royal National Lifeboat Institution Royal UK Benevolent Institution Salvation Army Sittingbourne Heritage Centre and Museum St Clement & St James Community Development Project Sue Ryder Foundation Teynham PCC Tonge PCC |
Endowment funds 2025 £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6,000 - - - - - - - - - - 6,000 |
Total funds 2025 £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6,000 - - - - - - - - - - 6,000 |
Total funds 2024 £ 700 1,600 800 800 1,000 600 600 600 3,000 300 1,800 700 800 800 1,500 800 800 1,000 700 800 1,000 800 1,000 700 800 800 1,500 1,000 1,000 800 1,200 1,000 1,200 600 1,000 1,000 800 1,250 |
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| 37,150 |
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The Garth Doubleday Trust
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2025
Grants Paid (continued)
| Treloar Trust Tunstall PCC |
- - 6,000 |
- - 6,000 |
600 1,250 |
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| 39,000 |
8. Analysis of expenditure by activities
| Charitable activities Total 2024 |
Grant funding of activities 2025 £ 6,000 39,000 |
Support costs 2025 £ 2,078 1,700 |
Total funds 2025 £ 8,078 40,700 |
Total funds 2024 £ 40,700 |
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Analysis of support costs
| Legal and professional fees Independent examination fees Total 2024 |
Support costs 2025 £ - 2,078 2,078 1,700 |
Total funds 2025 £ - 2,078 2,078 1,700 |
Total funds 2024 £ 60 1,640 |
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| 1,700 | |||
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The Garth Doubleday Trust
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2025
9. Trustees' remuneration and expenses
During the year, no Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits (2024 - £NIL).
During the year ended 5 April 2025, no Trustee expenses have been incurred (2024 - £NIL).
10. Fixed asset investments
| Cost or valuation At 6 April 2024 Additions Revaluations At 5 April 2025 |
Listed investments £ 2,125,290 19,227 72,512 |
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| 2,217,029 |
11. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Other creditors | 1,750 | 1,640 |
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The Garth Doubleday Trust
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2025
12. Statement of funds
Statement of funds - current year
| Balance at 6 | Balance at 6 | Gains/ | Gains/ | Balance at 5 | Balance at 5 | |||
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| April 2024 | Income | Expenditure | (Losses) | April 2025 | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Income fund | 1,307,643 | 114,582 | (13,582) | - | 1,408,643 | |||
| Capital fund | 1,621,737 | - | - | 72,512 | 1,694,249 | |||
| Total of funds | 2,929,380 | 114,582 | (13,582) | 72,512 | 3,102,892 | |||
| Statement of funds - prior year | ||||||||
| Balance at | Gains/ | Balance at | ||||||
| 6 April 2023 | Income | Expenditure | (Losses) | 5 April 2024 | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Income fund | 1,210,157 | 143,291 | (45,805) | - | 1,307,643 | |||
| Capital fund | 1,545,194 | - | - | 76,543 | 1,621,737 | |||
| Total of funds | 2,755,351 | 143,291 | (45,805) | 76,543 | 2,929,380 | |||
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The Garth Doubleday Trust
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2025
13. Analysis of net assets between funds
Analysis of net assets between funds - current year
| Fixed asset investments Current assets Creditors due within one year Total |
Unrestricted funds 2025 £ 522,780 887,613 (1,750) 1,408,643 |
Endowment funds 2025 £ 1,694,249 - - 1,694,249 |
Total funds 2025 £ 2,217,029 887,613 (1,750) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,102,892 |
Analysis of net assets between funds - prior year
| Fixed asset investments Current assets Creditors due within one year Total |
Unrestricted funds 2024 £ 503,553 805,730 (1,640) 1,307,643 |
Endowment funds 2024 £ 1,621,737 - - 1,621,737 |
Total funds 2024 £ 2,125,290 805,730 (1,640) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,929,380 |
14. Related party transactions
In the prior year, the charity made a grant of £3,000 to the Clemens Reutter Memorial Trust during the year. G L T Reutter is a trustee of both the donor and donee charities.
There were no other related party transactions in the current or prior year.
There were no outstanding balances owing between related parties and the charity at 5 April 2025.
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