ERIC AND SALOME ESTORICK FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1046374 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q128272754 · also known as ESTORICK COLLECTION (OF MODERN ITALIAN ART)

Care and display of permanent collection of 20th century Italian art; display of temporary exhibitions and related educational activities.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE HOUSING EXHIBITION PROMOTION AND CONSERVATION OF WORKS OF ART IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE ITALIAN COLLECTION OF THE ERIC AND SALOME ESTORICK FOUNDATION AND THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF GALLERIES LIBRARIES AND OTHER PLACES WHERE SUCH PURPOSES MAY BE ACHIEVED AND WHERE EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND ENQUIRY AND THE EXCHANGE AND DISSEMINATION OF RELEVANT VEIWS AND INFORMATION MAY HAPPEN

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Islington, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£642k
Latest spending
£627k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £602,315, which is below the charity's stated policy target of maintaining nine months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £112,542 for the year, supported by significant investment income and gains, while total funds stood at £15,196,538.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
“There was one employee during the year with emoluments between £60,000 and £70,000” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“There was one employee during the year with emoluments between £60,000 and £70,000” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Charitable activities (52% of income)
“Charitable activities 323,781” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: nine months of unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £602k)
“It is the policy of the Foundation to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the Foundation, at a level which equates to approximately nine months of unrestricted expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MP Global Group Ltd. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£80,001–£90,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

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 30/06/2025)

Total income
£642k
Total spending
£627k
Cost of raising funds
£68k
Reserves (reported)
£602k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~11.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 10.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Islington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£642k£627k
30/06/2024£509k£610k
30/06/2023£688k£717k
30/06/2022£347k£503k
30/06/2021£286k£394k

Common questions

Is ERIC AND SALOME ESTORICK FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £602,315, which is below the charity's stated policy target of maintaining nine months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £112,542 for the year, supported by significant investment income and gains, while total funds stood at £15,196,538. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MP Global Group Ltd.

What does the highest-paid employee of ERIC AND SALOME ESTORICK FOUNDATION earn?

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/05/1996£650k"Renovation of Northampton Lodge, Canonbury square, N1"

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£168k
CLASSICS FOR ALL1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ERIC STANTON- NORTHAMPTON TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ERIC AND SALOME ESTORICK FOUNDATION£642k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
THE ERIC STANTON- NORTHAMPTON TRUST FY2026£35k—0below—no doubt
SALZBURG EASTER FESTIVAL FOUNDATION FY2025£42k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SACCONI TRUST FY2025£126k—0within—no doubt
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT FY2025£120k—0unclear—no doubt
THE STUART AND ELLEN LYONS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£55k—0unclear—no doubt

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