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Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire

Registered charity 1091628 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STAFFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR STAFFORDSHIRE · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£4.6m
Latest spending
£5.4m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £7,971,822, which is significantly above the board's stated policy target of £300,000 (equivalent to 9 months' running costs). The charity reported a net income of £1,321,733 for the year, driven by investment income and charitable activities, while total funds increased to £10,643,234.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Dains Audit Limited.

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

Total income
£4.6m
Total spending
£5.4m
Cost of raising funds
£121k
Reserves (reported)
£270k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Shropshire · Staffordshire · Stoke-on-trent City · Telford & Wrekin

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£4.6m£5.4m
31/03/2024£6.3m£4.3m
31/03/2023£5.7m£4.0m
31/03/2022£2.3m£1.6m
31/03/2021£3.4m£2.8m

Common questions

Is Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £7,971,822, which is significantly above the board's stated policy target of £300,000 (equivalent to 9 months' running costs). The charity reported a net income of £1,321,733 for the year, driven by investment income and charitable activities, while total funds increased to £10,643,234. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Dains Audit Limited.

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE AMATEURS TRUST2£186k
THE GENERATIONAL FOUNDATION1£500k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION1£200k
THE FRANK JACKSON FOUNDATION1£85k
THE PARGITER TRUST1£80k
THE SIMON & ELIZABETH BATEY CHARITABLE TRUST1£22k
ST EDMUNDS TRUST1£21k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£20k

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