THE JOSEPH AND LILIAN SULLY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1014823 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE JOSEPH SULLY FOUNDATION

-The relief of suffering, distress, disease and poverty among children and the provision of education assistance for children, their families and their communities.-The conservation and other activities for the preservation of Epping Forest as a public amenity-Other general charitable purposes

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£433k
Latest spending
£863k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated net income of £433,175 and awarded grants totaling £649,579 during the year. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds expendable endowment funds of £15,816,799, which are intended to sustain investment income sufficient to cover donations and administration costs. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Trading subsidiary: Joseph Sully Holdings Limited
“The Joseph and Lilian Sully Foundation has one wholly owned trading subsidiary; Joseph Sully Holdings Limited” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£501k
Total spending
£890k
Cost of raising funds
£85k
Reserves (reported)
£16.1m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~217.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 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: 17.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%) (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
31/03/2025£433k£863k
31/03/2024£501k£890k
31/03/2023£448k£1.2m
31/03/2022£1.0m£603k
31/03/2021£522k£474k

Common questions

Is THE JOSEPH AND LILIAN SULLY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated net income of £433,175 and awarded grants totaling £649,579 during the year. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds expendable endowment funds of £15,816,799, which are intended to sustain investment income sufficient to cover donations and administration costs. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EPPING FOREST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE JOSEPH AND LILIAN SULLY FOUNDATION£433k—0unclear—no doubt
EPPING FOREST FY2025£12.4m—4unclear—no doubt
THE SARGENT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£682k—0above—no doubt
CHIPPING SODBURY TOWN LANDS CHARITY FY2025£427k—0above—no doubt
SHERWOOD FOREST HOSPITALS GENERAL CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES FY2025£519k—0unclear—no doubt
LTPP FY2024£3.1m—0above—no doubt

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