The Patricia Routledge Foundation

Registered charity 1077862 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE CHARITABLE TRUST

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Latest income

£614k

Latest spending

£648k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves were a deficit of £9,060 as of 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus of £6,174 in the prior year. The trustees note that given the availability of the expendable endowment fund, they do not consider it necessary to maintain significant free reserves. Total incoming resources increased to £614,430, while total resources expended were £648,412.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-9k; policy: no significant free reserves)

“As at 31 March 2025 free reserves were a deficit of £9,060”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Blue Spire Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "below" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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

Total income

£1.9m

Total spending

£648k

Cost of raising funds

£19k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

LUDLOW TRUST COMPANY LTD · trustee of 140 other charities
Matthew Andrew Sims
Suzanne Wendy Simmons
THOMAS DAVID NASON · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£614k	£648k
31/03/2024	£491k	£502k
31/03/2023	£65k	£340k
31/03/2022	£245k	£267k
31/03/2021	£187k	£213k

Common questions

Is The Patricia Routledge Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves were a deficit of £9,060 as of 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus of £6,174 in the prior year. The trustees note that given the availability of the expendable endowment fund, they do not consider it necessary to maintain significant free reserves. Total incoming resources increased to £614,430, while total resources expended were £648,412. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Blue Spire Limited.

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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
The Patricia Routledge Foundation	£614k	—	below	—	no doubt
Q CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£760k	—	below	—	no doubt
PAULINE MEREDITH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£185k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DISCWORLD FOUNDATION FY2025	£173k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MILLIE'S WATCH FY2025	£112k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE KATHLEEN SMITH FOUNDATION FY2025	£103k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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