CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 22 September 1962
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,045,106
Latest expenditure: £792,719
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Charles S French Charitable Trust, PO Box 5052, Hornchurch

Website recorded by the regulator: www.csfct.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Charles S. French Charitable Trust is a charitable trust establised by trust deed on 1 September 1959 by Charles S. French for the promotion and advancement of primarily local charities in Essex and NE London at the discretion of the trustees.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 2 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 2 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,045,106
Total Gross Expenditure: £792,719

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 20 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 20 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £661,976
Total Gross Expenditure: £695,030

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 12 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 12 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £566,801
Total Gross Expenditure: £782,427

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 10 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 10 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £392,353
Total Gross Expenditure: £732,128

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 16 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 16 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £302,833
Total Gross Expenditure: £639,039

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 2 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,045,106
Total Gross Expenditure: £792,719
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 20 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £661,976
Total Gross Expenditure: £695,030
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £566,801
Total Gross Expenditure: £782,427
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 10 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £392,353
Total Gross Expenditure: £732,128
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 16 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £302,833
Total Gross Expenditure: £639,039
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 2 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 349303
Income Other: 695803
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1045106
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £103,524
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £689,195
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 792719
Expenditure Investment Management: 75913
Expenditure Grants Institution: 653230
Expenditure Governance: 18047
Expenditure Support Costs: 35965
Expenditure Depreciation: 2548
Gain Loss Investment: 123614
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 150743
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £11,908,644
Assets Total Fixed: 11847077
Assets Own Use: 470000
Assets Long Term Investment: 11377077
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £91,004
Assets Total Liabilities: £29,437
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £11,908,644
Creditors One Year Total Current: 29437
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £72,262
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 11908644
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 11908644
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 20 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 345469
Income Other: 316507
Income Total Income And Endowments: 661976
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £100,165
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £594,865
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 695030
Expenditure Investment Management: 100165
Expenditure Grants Institution: 530694
Expenditure Governance: 48906
Expenditure Support Costs: 64171
Expenditure Depreciation: 425
Gain Loss Investment: 535352
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 128065
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £11,381,900
Assets Total Fixed: 11097902
Assets Own Use: 2548
Assets Long Term Investment: 11095354
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £348,431
Assets Total Liabilities: £64,433
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £11,381,900
Creditors One Year Total Current: 64433
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £327,695
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 11381900
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 11381900
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 363761
Income Other: 203040
Income Total Income And Endowments: 566801
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £100,154
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £682,273
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 782427
Expenditure Investment Management: 100154
Expenditure Grants Institution: 599131
Expenditure Governance: 21502
Expenditure Support Costs: 46386
Expenditure Depreciation: 425
Gain Loss Investment: -649704
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £10,751,537
Assets Total Fixed: 10758253
Assets Own Use: 2973
Assets Long Term Investment: 10755280
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £42,170
Assets Total Liabilities: £48,886
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £10,751,537
Creditors One Year Total Current: 48886
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £36,788
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 10751537
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 10751537
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Barking And Dagenham
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Newham
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Redbridge
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Havering
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Hackney
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Haringey
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Islington
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Essex
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Waltham Forest
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1962-09-22T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DEED OF SETTLEMENT DATED 1ST SEPTEMBER 1959 as amended on 13 Sep 2021
Charitable Objects: DONATIONS TO SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES, ASSOCIATIONS AND TRUSTS IN SUCH MANNER IN ALL RESPECTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures