THE ELMLEY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1004043 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ELMLEY FOUNDATION

Grantmaking to the arts in Herefordshire and Worcestershire and related cultural development

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Latest income
£433k
Latest spending
£619k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £636,570 for the year, driven by a £450,947 loss on investment revaluations, while unrestricted reserves decreased from £5,068,397 to £4,431,827. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern, with sufficient quickly realisable assets held to cover forward commitments and unexpected cash requirements.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £4.4m)
“The total unrestricted reserve at the year end amounted to £4,431,827 (2024 - £5,068,397).” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Richards Sandy Audit Services Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2024)

Total income
£503k
Total spending
£428k
Cost of raising funds
£42k
Reserves (reported)
£5.1m
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~142.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (60% 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: 8.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Herefordshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£433k£619k
05/04/2024£503k£428k
05/04/2023£359k£417k
05/04/2022£396k£390k
05/04/2021£247k£273k

Common questions

Is THE ELMLEY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £636,570 for the year, driven by a £450,947 loss on investment revaluations, while unrestricted reserves decreased from £5,068,397 to £4,431,827. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern, with sufficient quickly realisable assets held to cover forward commitments and unexpected cash requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Richards Sandy Audit Services Limited.

Who funds THE ELMLEY FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ELMLEY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE RT HON ELSE COUNTESS BEAUCHAMP DECEASED CHARITABLE TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE RT HON ELSE COUNTESS BEAUCHAMP DECEASED CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ELMLEY FOUNDATION£433k—0below—no doubt
THE RT HON ELSE COUNTESS BEAUCHAMP DECEASED CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£147k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ELM FOUNDATION LTD FY2025£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE ELMGRANT TRUST FY2025£178k—0within—no doubt
THE ELMA FOUNDATION (UK) FY2024£3.9m—0above—no doubt
THE EWELME EXHIBITION FOUNDATION FY2025£227k—0unclear—no doubt

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