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the catherine cookson charitable trust

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and other charities or voluntary bodies. The Catherine Cookson Charitable Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in East Sussex and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The aim of the Catherine Cookson Charitable Trust is to apply the income and capital to such Charities or other charitable causes, cognisant of any wishes expressed by the settlor during her lifetime. The trust receives royalties relating to the work of Dame Catherine Cookson and offers financial support to suitable organisations.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,020,501
Latest Expenditure
£1,197,789

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 101.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 86.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 15.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £175,340
Investments £845,037
Other Income £124

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,030,800
Raising Funds £166,989
Governance £13,982
Grants to Institutions £958,642
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,020,501£1,197,789£1,030,800£32,931,100£32,931,1000 / 0
2023£1,085,784£859,606£681,436£31,791,132£31,791,1320 / 0
2022£1,036,418£970,722£776,739£35,728,181£35,728,1810 / 0
2021£1,004,362£1,276,771£1,098,231£34,426,001£34,426,0010 / 0
2020£1,162,522£1,503,912£1,385,616£28,089,725£28,089,7250 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Gibbons Mannington & Phipps Llp
20-22 Eversley Road
BEXHILL-ON-SEA
East Sussex
TN40 1HE
Registration Date
17 February 1977
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
272895
Charity Number
272895

Trustees

David Stuart Spencer Hawkins
PETER MAGNAY
Pamela Helen Louise Mallen
DANNY SALLOWS