THE BASIL SAMUEL CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity number: 206579
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objects of the charity are such charitable purposes as the trustees think fit whether in England and Wales or elsewhere. The capital and income of the Trust is held for general charitable purposes. The trustees make a number of grants to medical, socially supportive, educational and cultural charities plus a number of donations to other charities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2025

Total income: £59,702
Total expenditure: £993,459

People

4 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 September 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • THE BASIL SAMUEL CHARITABLE TRUST (1959) (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Kathleen O'Donovan Trustee 11 November 2024
None on record
Penelope Peskin Trustee 11 November 2024
None on record
Simon Godwin Trustee 11 November 2024
None on record
RICHARD MARTIN PESKIN Trustee
HAZEL AND LESLIE PESKIN CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024 05/04/2025
Total gross income £22.81k £8.87k £40.10k £110.13k £59.70k
Total expenditure £554.74k £781.05k £1.12m £1.41m £993.46k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 05 April 2025 06 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2025 06 November 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2024 18 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 18 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 31 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 31 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 15 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 Not required
Annual return 05 April 2021 24 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 Not required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

DEED OF TRUST DATED 4TH MARCH 1959

Charitable objects

TO PAY THE INCOME WITH POWER TO PAY THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF THE CAPITAL FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE U.K. OR ELSEWHERE AT SUCH TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE

Contact information

Address:
45 Gresham Street
LONDON
EC2V 7BG
Phone:
02071314376
Email:
No information available
Website:

No information available