THE RAINFORD TRUST

Charity number: 266157
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Grant making to charities or charitable causes for Welfare, Medical, Education, Environmental and Religion.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2025

Total income: £313,295
Total expenditure: £365,684

People

10 Trustee(s)

1 Volunteer(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
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
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 Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 August 1973: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
SIMON DAVID PILKINGTON Chair
None on record
Martin Pilkington Trustee 06 March 2024
None on record
David Bricknell Trustee 30 June 2020
ST JOSEPH'S HOSPICE ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
THE WORLD OF GLASS (ST HELENS) LIMITED
Received: On time
THE PILKINGTON GLASS COLLECTION TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED
Received: On time
JOHN PILKINGTON Trustee 20 May 2013
None on record
Andrew Pilkington Trustee 21 November 2012
None on record
Dr Clarissa Pilkington Trustee 21 March 2012
REMISSION
Received: On time
LOUISA FRANCES WALKER Trustee
None on record
Lady KIRSTY PILKINGTON DL Trustee
CLONTER FARM MUSIC TRUST
Received: On time
THE PILKINGTON GLASS COLLECTION TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED
Received: On time
ANNABEL JANE MOSELEY Trustee
None on record
DAVID CHRISTOPHER PILKINGTON Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024 31/07/2025
Total gross income £346.98k £272.46k £324.84k £331.01k £313.30k
Total expenditure £223.79k £277.46k £437.01k £348.63k £365.68k
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 31 July 2025 03 March 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2025 03 March 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2024 07 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 07 March 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 26 March 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 26 March 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 24 February 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 24 February 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 11 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 11 March 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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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.

TRUST DEED DATED 24TH JULY 1973 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 02 JUN 2020 as amended on 30 Jun 2020

Charitable objects

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT IN ANY WAY LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS IN THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF ST. HELENS AD OTHER PLACES IN THE WORLD WHERE PILKINGTON BROTHERS LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY OR ASSOCIATED COMPANIES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME CARRY ON BUSINESS.

Area of benefit

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

WORLDWIDE

Contact information

Address:
Brabners Llp
Horton House
Exchange Flags
LIVERPOOL
L2 3YL
Phone:
0151 600 3362
Email:
shirley.robinson@brabners.com
Website:

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