SALFORD FOUNDATION LIMITED
Registered charity 1002482 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SALFORD BEP, SALFORD BUSINESS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP, SALFORD COMPACT LIMITED
Education and training of children, young people and adults - Salford, Gtr Manchester, North West
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating deficit of £344,406 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by an 18.9% rise in expenditure to £3.9m against a 6.5% increase in income to £3.56m. Despite this deficit, the trustees report that free reserves of £1,039,467 remain within the stated policy target range of £800,000 to £1,100,000, providing a firm foundation to manage risks and anticipate a further loss of up to £190k in the coming year.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Income received from GMWSA, a charity where a trustee (K Potier de la Morandiere) sits on the board. The trustee was excluded from negotiations.
“Income of £109,023 (2024 - £89,032) was received in the year from the GMWSA. The Trustee had no involvement in the transactions, being excluded from negotiations with GMWSA.” — page 56
“During the period since appointment, services were provided with a value of £208,250 to Salford City Council by Salford Foundation, and expenditure incurred of £58. The income and expenditure was at arm’s length arrangements under continuing contracts.” — page 56
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Services provided to Salford City Council, where a trustee (M Caslake) was appointed Interim CEO. Transactions were at arm's length.
“Income of £109,023 (2024 - £89,032) was received in the year from the GMWSA. The Trustee had no involvement in the transactions, being excluded from negotiations with GMWSA.” — page 56
“During the period since appointment, services were provided with a value of £208,250 to Salford City Council by Salford Foundation, and expenditure incurred of £58. The income and expenditure was at arm’s length arrangements under continuing contracts.” — page 56
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Expenditure incurred with Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, where a trustee (A Hassall) is CEO. Transactions were at arm's length.
“Income of £109,023 (2024 - £89,032) was received in the year from the GMWSA. The Trustee had no involvement in the transactions, being excluded from negotiations with GMWSA.” — page 56
“During the period since appointment, services were provided with a value of £208,250 to Salford City Council by Salford Foundation, and expenditure incurred of £58. The income and expenditure was at arm’s length arrangements under continuing contracts.” — page 56
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Salford Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Mel Goddard — Chief Executive Officer (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£24k
Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (22/04/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Caroline Aikman
- David Eames
- Dr Katherine Potier de la Morandiere
- Dr Pradeep Passi
- Katharine Selina Francis
- Kevin McDermott
- Marie-Grace Nkeshimana
- Melissa Caslake
- Michala Marfleet
- PETER OPENSHAW
- Robert McClenaghan-Harrop
- William King
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SALFORD FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating deficit of £344,406 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by an 18.9% rise in expenditure to £3.9m against a 6.5% increase in income to £3.56m. Despite this deficit, the trustees report that free reserves of £1,039,467 remain within the stated policy target range of £800,000 to £1,100,000, providing a firm foundation to manage risks and anticipate a further loss of up to £190k in the coming year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited.
Who funds SALFORD FOUNDATION LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SALFORD FOUNDATION LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE JD FOUNDATION, IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION, THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BOOTH CHARITIES, BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES.
Known funders
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