NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1069538 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHERWOOD COALFIELD COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Nottinghamshire Community Foundation is an independent charity, set up to administer local charitable giving. Our unique approach to philanthropy allows individuals and businesses to support their own specific local interests and causes and in doing so invest in the future of their community. We have given over 25 million in grants to our communities over the past 15 years
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £179,285 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £3,099,312 to £2,920,027. The trustees confirm that free reserves are held within a target range of a minimum of six months of operational costs, and the auditors reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's 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
Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Expenditure on generating funds totalled £0 (2024: £0)” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: a minimum of six months operational costs (held: £397k)
“The present target range for free reserves is a minimum of six months operational costs as per charity commission guidelines.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Clayton & Brewill. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Nottinghamshire Community Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~4.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (27/05/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (21/06/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (23/05/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (23/05/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (23/05/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (23/05/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Nottinghamshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £179,285 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £3,099,312 to £2,920,027. The trustees confirm that free reserves are held within a target range of a minimum of six months of operational costs, and the auditors reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Clayton & Brewill.
Who funds NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE FOYLE FOUNDATION, LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND).
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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