THE ELM FOUNDATION LTD

Registered charity 1007317 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DERBYSHIRE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ABUSE SERVICE, NORTH DERBYSHIRE WOMEN'S AID, NORTH DERBYSHIRE WOMENS AID, WOMENS AID

Provision of advice, support and safe temporary accommodation for women and their children ( men on an outreach basis) who are or have been experiencing domestic abuse.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £13,820 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £2,146,291 against total expenditure of £2,132,471. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £428,022, which is above the stated policy target of £289,000, and the trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by BHP LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 02372121

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Elm Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Chesterfield Rotary — “Chesterfield Rotary pledges vital support for local domestic abuse survivors” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• GARVEY, Jeremiah Theodore — director, appointed 14/04/2026on trustee list
• BRAILSFORD, Emily May — director, appointed 14/04/2026on trustee list
• CARTY, Thomas James — director, appointed 14/04/2026on trustee list
• MITCHELL, Helen — director, appointed 09/09/2025on trustee list
• GANDER, Lauren — director, appointed 13/05/2025on trustee list
• BRICE, Leanne — director, appointed 13/05/2025on trustee list
• DENGATE, Maria — director, appointed 13/05/2025on trustee list
• CLARKE, Gemma — director, appointed 09/04/2024on trustee list
• LAIDLAW BROWN, Eleanor Faye — director, appointed 12/12/2023not on trustee list
• EASSON, Margaret — director, appointed 12/12/2023on trustee list
• MATTHEWS, Selina — director, appointed 10/10/2023on trustee list
• SWEETMORE, Victoria Louise — director, appointed 09/06/2020on trustee list
• HAYTHORNE, Lisa Margaret — director, appointed 11/09/2018on trustee list
• WALDRON, Teresa Katherine — director, appointed 11/09/2018on trustee list
• CAHILL, Gerard Anthony — director, appointed 09/01/2018on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (79% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Victoria Louise Sweetmorechair
• Eleanor Laidlaw Brown
• Emily May Brailsford · trustee of 3 other charities
• Gemma Clarke
• Gerard Cahill
• Helen Mitchell
• Jeremiah Theodore Garvey
• Lauren Gander
• Leanne Brice
• Lisa Haythorne
• Margaret Easson
• Maria Dengate · trustee of 1 other charity
• Selina Matthews
• TERESA WALDRON
• Thomas James Carty

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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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 ELMA FOUNDATION (UK).

• THE ELMA FOUNDATION (UK) income £3.9m
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• THE ELMLEY FOUNDATION income £433k
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• ELLA'S HOME income £1.2m
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Side by side with its peers

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