THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1005505 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PATRICK FROST FOUNDATION

Making grants to charitable organisations, including smaller organisations where a considerable amount of self help and voluntary effort is required. The Trustees of the Foundation proactively seek and select organisations to which they wish to award grants. The Trustees kindly request that unsolicited applications are not submitted as, regretfully, they will not be considered or responded to.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£510k
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds were £nil at the year end, with the charity relying on its expendable endowment of £23,350,301 to fund charitable expenditure. The trustees report that the charity has established resources and review systems to mitigate financial risks, and the independent auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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
“The unrestricted funds at 5 April 2025 were £nil (2024: £nil) which is considered reasonable given the availability of the expendable endowment.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£510k
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£190k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% 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: 37.2% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 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
05/04/2025£510k£1.1m
05/04/2024£531k£771k
05/04/2023£541k£853k
05/04/2022£481k£967k
05/04/2021£483k£724k

Common questions

Is THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds were £nil at the year end, with the charity relying on its expendable endowment of £23,350,301 to fund charitable expenditure. The trustees report that the charity has established resources and review systems to mitigate financial risks, and the independent auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATION£510k—0below—no doubt
Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust FY2025£101k—0above—no doubt
AQUILA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£273k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROGER RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£586k——below—no doubt
THE A TEAM FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£587k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TUIXEN FOUNDATION FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt

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