GRAFF FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1012859 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To make donations to charitable institutions as the trustees see fit. The trustees review various charitable organisations and decide which organisations should receive funding on an annual basis

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Latest income

£1.4m

Latest spending

£403k

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,126,000, which the trustees maintain to meet expenditure requirements and fund charitable objectives. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £1,023,000 for the year, supported by significant donations from related parties, and holds £4,123,000 in cash and deposits with minimal liabilities. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations from Graff Diamonds Limited (91% of income)

“The charitable company received a donation of £1,295k (2024: £1,580k) from Graff Diamonds Limited during the year.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: accumulate reserves (held: £4.1m)

“It is the policy of the trustees to maintain reserves at a level to enable it to be administered efficiently to meet its expenditure requirements and to have adequate resources to fund its charitable objectives. The level of reserves is currently £4,126k (2024: £3,103k). Under the Trust Deed dated 20 December 1991, the charity has the power to invest its accumulated assets in the purchase, acquisition or improvement of any property if appropriate. Their current reserves policy is to accumulate reserves under this power. However, at this time the certainty of cash and cash deposits is deemed to be the most appropriate investment strategy. The policy is reviewed annually.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£1.4m

Total spending

£403k

Cost of raising funds

£215k

Reserves (reported)

£4.1m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~122.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (92% 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: 15.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Alexander Molla · trustee of 1 other charity
MR F GRAFF
MR L GRAFF

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£1.4m	£403k
31/12/2024	£1.7m	£792k
31/12/2023	£870k	£274k
31/12/2022	£106k	£1.0m
31/12/2021	£744k	£1.5m

Common questions

Is GRAFF FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,126,000, which the trustees maintain to meet expenditure requirements and fund charitable objectives. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £1,023,000 for the year, supported by significant donations from related parties, and holds £4,123,000 in cash and deposits with minimal liabilities. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST	1	£25k
THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION	1	£6k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	1	£5k
WHITEHEAD MONCKTON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£3k

Charities like this

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

THE TANAGRA FOUNDATION income £147k
VARGA FAMILY FOUNDATION income £337k
THE GRANT FOUNDATION income £185k
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST income £491k
BRIAN WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST income £126k
THE ROTHES CHARITABLE TRUST income £148k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GRAFF FOUNDATION	£1.4m	—	above	—	no doubt
THE TANAGRA FOUNDATION FY2024	£147k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
VARGA FAMILY FOUNDATION FY2025	£337k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE GRANT FOUNDATION FY2024	£185k	—	within	—	no doubt
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£491k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRIAN WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£126k	—	above	—	no doubt

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