Duke of Lancaster's Foundation

Registered charity 1085881 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER JUBILEE TRUST

(1)The maintenance and preservation for the public benefit of any monument, castle or other property of historical or architectural interest in the vicinity of the Duchy lands. (2)The advancement of the Christian faith by maintaining and supporting the Queen's Chapel of the Savoy and clergy whose livings are within the gift of the Duke of Lancaster.(3)Other such charitable purposes.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,385,035, a significant increase from the previous year's £1,504,665. The charity received £12,300,000 in donations and generated £904,664 in investment income, resulting in a net income of £12,509,338. The trustees report that the investment portfolio met its income target and that there are 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

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Reported reserves equal ~101.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr ANNA KEAY OBE
• James William Pender Chalmers · trustee of 1 other charity
• Richard Broyd · trustee of 5 other charities
• Sir James Leigh-Pemberton
• Sonia Tolaney

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE DUKE OF LANCASTER HOUSING TRUST.

• THE DUKE OF LANCASTER HOUSING TRUST income £831k
• DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND income £643k
• THE REGIMENTAL CHARITY OF THE DUKE OF LANCASTER'S REGIMENT (KING'S, LANCASHIRE AND BORDER) income £255k
• THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION income £956k
• THE HM TOWER OF LONDON CHAPELS ROYAL FOUNDATION income £297k
• THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY income £203k

Side by side with its peers

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