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EIRIS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1020068 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EIRIS, ETHICAL INVESTMENT RESEARCH SERVICE (EIRIS)

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Latest income
£576k
Latest spending
£816k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £267,062 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,314,956 to £1,047,894. The trustees have set a reserves policy target based on six months of salaries and redundancy costs, while the current unrestricted reserves stand at £778,245. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“One employee received emoluments (excluding employer pension costs) exceeding £60,000 during the year within the band of £70,000 to £80,000” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received emoluments (excluding employer pension costs) exceeding £60,000 during the year within the band of £70,000 to £80,000” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Donations and legacies (65% of income)
“Donations and legacies 3 (a) 1,500 373,893 375,393 384,741” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 6 months salaries and the redundancy costs of closing programmes (held: £778k)
“Looking forward, the Council has set a minimum necessary reserves target based on 6 months salaries and the redundancy costs of closing programmes.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 15 states there were no related party transactions other than with wholly controlled subsidiary companies. Note 19 details these subsidiaries.
“There were no related party transactions during the ‘Year other than those with the company’s wholly controlled subsidiary companies. See note 19 for more details of the subsidiary companies” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cocke, Vellacott & Hill. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

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

Total income
£576k
Total spending
£816k
Cost of raising funds
£89k
Reserves (reported)
£1.0m
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~15.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (65% 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: 15.5% of total income — in the top quarter 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
31/03/2025£576k£816k
31/03/2024£701k£887k
31/03/2023£403k£728k
31/03/2022£242k£473k
31/03/2021£469k£582k

Common questions

Is EIRIS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £267,062 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,314,956 to £1,047,894. The trustees have set a reserves policy target based on six months of salaries and redundancy costs, while the current unrestricted reserves stand at £778,245. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cocke, Vellacott & Hill.

What does the highest-paid employee of EIRIS FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds EIRIS FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EIRIS FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BARROW CADBURY TRUSTFY2024£10kConnect Fund

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Barrow Cadbury Trust14/02/2024£10kSocial Investment in Charity Pooled Funds