THE RETA LILA HOWARD FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1041634 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity's principal objective is to promote charitable purposes within British Isles & the Republic of Ireland by the provision of financial grants to other charitable bodies. The funds will be directed to selected projects to support the education of young people (up to the age of 16) or to ameliorate their physical and emotional environment. The charity does not accept unsolicited proposals

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Latest income

£157k

Latest spending

£616k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets stood at £19,532,932, with investments valued at £19,461,439. The trustees confirm that funds are adequate to fulfil the charity's obligations, noting that the main risk is investment return fluctuation which is managed through diversification.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate available monies to enable to smooth day to day operations of the charity (held: £19.5m)

“The trustees also seek to maintain adequate available monies to enable to smooth day to day operations of the charity.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alannah Elizabeth Cochrane
Beau Eidson
Charlotte Weston
Christian Bauta
Melissa Baron Murdoch
Serena Mitchell
Tamara Lila Rebanks

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

Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£157k	£616k
31/03/2024	£122k	£547k
31/03/2023	£78k	£666k
31/03/2022	£67k	£666k
31/03/2021	£84	£798k

Common questions

Is THE RETA LILA HOWARD FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets stood at £19,532,932, with investments valued at £19,461,439. The trustees confirm that funds are adequate to fulfil the charity's obligations, noting that the main risk is investment return fluctuation which is managed through diversification. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 TIM HENMAN FOUNDATION	1	£15k

Charities like this

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

THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION income £956k
THE HOWARD FOUNDATION income £119k
THE LILLINGSTONE TRUST income £130k
The Keith Howard Foundation income £324k
THE RUTLISH FOUNDATION income £151k
LTA TENNIS FOUNDATION income £4.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE RETA LILA HOWARD FOUNDATION	£157k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION FY2024	£956k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE HOWARD FOUNDATION FY2025	£119k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LILLINGSTONE TRUST FY2024	£130k	—	below	—	no doubt
The Keith Howard Foundation FY2025	£324k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE RUTLISH FOUNDATION FY2025	£151k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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