CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 16 December 1966
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 6 October 2024 – 5 October 2025
Latest income: £538,952
Latest expenditure: £701,470
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: DUNCAN SHEARD GLASS, CASTLE CHAMBERS, 43 CASTLE STREET, LIVERPOOL, L2 9TL

02 Activities

What the charity does

The capital and income of the Trust shall be applied to such charitable corporations, trusts, associations, or institutions for charitable purposes as the trustees in their absolute discretion shall decide and for the preservation of trust land and buildings for the benefit of the nation or the inhabitants for the time being.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 6 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 5 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 4 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 4 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £538,952
Total Gross Expenditure: £701,470

Fin Period Start Date: 6 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 5 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £554,077
Total Gross Expenditure: £804,063
Accounts Qualified: Yes

Fin Period Start Date: 6 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 5 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £521,973
Total Gross Expenditure: £807,668

Fin Period Start Date: 6 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 5 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 15 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 15 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £466,592
Total Gross Expenditure: £642,651

Fin Period Start Date: 6 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 5 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £437,954
Total Gross Expenditure: £561,443

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: 6 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 4 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £538,952
Total Gross Expenditure: £701,470
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £554,077
Total Gross Expenditure: £804,063
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £521,973
Total Gross Expenditure: £807,668
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 6 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 15 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £466,592
Total Gross Expenditure: £642,651
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 6 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 5 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £437,954
Total Gross Expenditure: £561,443
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: 0

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: 6 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 4 August 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 457945
Income Other: 81007
Income Total Income And Endowments: 538952
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £104,197
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £0
Expenditure Other: 597273
Expenditure Total: 701470
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 25524328
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 25524328
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,472,778
Assets Total Liabilities: £29,307
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £26,967,799
Creditors One Year Total Current: 29307
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,135,689
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 583931
Funds Restricted: 26383868
Funds Total: 26967799
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 459154
Income Other: 94923
Income Total Income And Endowments: 554077
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £113,347
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £0
Expenditure Other: 690716
Expenditure Total: 804063
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 24765775
Assets Own Use: 24765775
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,720,781
Assets Total Liabilities: £57,953
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £26,428,603
Creditors One Year Total Current: 57953
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,380,621
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 619858
Funds Restricted: 25808745
Funds Total: 26428603
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 46443
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 429140
Income Other: 46390
Income Total Income And Endowments: 521973
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £104,205
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £703,451
Expenditure Other: 12
Expenditure Total: 807668
Expenditure Investment Management: 104205
Expenditure Grants Institution: 642000
Expenditure Governance: 26008
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 85668
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 21256267
Assets Own Use: 1535000
Assets Long Term Investment: 19721267
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,591,273
Assets Total Liabilities: £23,401
Assets Current Investment: 1387161
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £23,824,139
Creditors One Year Total Current: 23401
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,204,112
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 23824139
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 23824139
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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

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

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

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1966-12-16T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 30 MARCH 1966
Charitable Objects: SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ENGLAND OR WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling