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THE FRESHFIELD FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1003316 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of grant funding to other charities with particular emphasis on those involved in the general fields of sustainable development, climate change mitigation and overseas disaster relief.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£925k
Latest spending
£629k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,066,210 and an expendable endowment fund of £33,563,597, resulting in total net assets of £34,629,807. The trustees report adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. The charity generated a net movement in funds of £2,187,694, largely driven by investment gains, while incurring governance costs of £42,252.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations from trustee P A Moores (71% of income)
“The Statement of Financial Activities on page 7 to the accounts shows the charity's income of £1,258,913 of which £900,000 comprised donations from the trustee Mr P A Moores” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from trustee
“Mr P A Moores, a trustee, made a donation of £900,000 (9 months to December 2023: £1,174,604) including gift aid to The Freshfield Foundation.” — page 24
“The Foundation is related to The Formby Land Trust, a registered charity, through P A Moores and P C Kurthausen being trustees of both charities.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Related charity via shared trustees
“Mr P A Moores, a trustee, made a donation of £900,000 (9 months to December 2023: £1,174,604) including gift aid to The Freshfield Foundation.” — page 24
“The Foundation is related to The Formby Land Trust, a registered charity, through P A Moores and P C Kurthausen being trustees of both charities.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Dormant subsidiary via shared directors
“Mr P A Moores, a trustee, made a donation of £900,000 (9 months to December 2023: £1,174,604) including gift aid to The Freshfield Foundation.” — page 24
“The Foundation is related to The Formby Land Trust, a registered charity, through P A Moores and P C Kurthausen being trustees of both charities.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Freshfield Research
“Freshfield Research (a dormant company) was incorporated on 3 May 2011 and it is related to The Freshfield Foundation through having the same three trustees as directors” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Ltd. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£629k
Cost of raising funds
£77k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~20.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£925k£629k
31/12/2023£311k£1.1m
05/04/2023£383k£576k
05/04/2022£325k£284k
05/04/2021£304k£2.5m

Common questions

Is THE FRESHFIELD FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,066,210 and an expendable endowment fund of £33,563,597, resulting in total net assets of £34,629,807. The trustees report adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. The charity generated a net movement in funds of £2,187,694, largely driven by investment gains, while incurring governance costs of £42,252. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Ltd.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
DEBMAR BENEVOLENT TRUST LIMITED1£314k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH1£183k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER1£20k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£12k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND1£5k
Evergreen Care UK1£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE RUFFORD FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FRESHFIELD FOUNDATION£925k—0unclear—no doubt
THE RUFFORD FOUNDATION FY2025£3.9m£80,001 - £90,000—unclear—no doubt
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£192k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ELIZABETH FRANKLAND MOORE AND STAR FOUNDATION FY2025£444k—0above—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JOE AND ROSA FRENKEL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.6m—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.