THE DOROTHY WHITNEY ELMHIRST TRUST

Registered charity 1064069 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To further the interests of Dorothy Whitney Elmhirst supported in her life time. Plus local charitable activites.

Causes: Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£152k

Latest spending

£146k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £12,209,563 at year-end, significantly exceeding the stated reserves policy target of £4,500. The charity reported a net income increase to £1,042,781, driven largely by net gains on investments, while maintaining a solvent position with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

CHANTELLE HIBBS
KATHLEEN BURT
Michelle Ann Franklin
Nicholas Shattock

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	£152k	£146k
31/12/2024	£173k	£203k
31/12/2023	£141k	£170k
31/12/2022	£75k	£197k
31/12/2021	£50k	£216k

Common questions

Is THE DOROTHY WHITNEY ELMHIRST TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £12,209,563 at year-end, significantly exceeding the stated reserves policy target of £4,500. The charity reported a net income increase to £1,042,781, driven largely by net gains on investments, while maintaining a solvent position with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. 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
SWIRE 2765	1	£737k
BACON FOUNDATION LTD	1	£60k
THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£60k
THE ORP FOUNDATION	1	£10k
THE ROTHERMERE FOUNDATION	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BHM CHARITABLE TRUST.

BHM CHARITABLE TRUST income £136k
THE ELMHURST FOUNDATION income £3.1m
THE RT HON ELSE COUNTESS BEAUCHAMP DECEASED CHARITABLE TRUST income £147k
WILLIAM AND EDITH OLDHAM CHARITABLE TRUST income £3.4m
THE ELWYN THOMAS MEMORIAL FUND income £156k
THE ELM TREE TRUST income £214k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE DOROTHY WHITNEY ELMHIRST TRUST	£152k	—	above	—	no doubt
BHM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£136k	—	within	—	no doubt
THE ELMHURST FOUNDATION FY2025	£3.1m	—	unclear	—	noted
THE RT HON ELSE COUNTESS BEAUCHAMP DECEASED CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£147k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WILLIAM AND EDITH OLDHAM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£3.4m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ELWYN THOMAS MEMORIAL FUND FY2024	£156k	—	unclear	—	not going concern

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