CORNWALL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1099977 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The CCF provides financial and non-financial support for community projects in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our focus is to develop ownership, responsibility and achievement regarding growth and development within local communities. We invest in leadership, actual and potential, in the people and projects that will make a difference in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased significantly to £2,620,801, which is well above the Trustees' stated reserves policy target of approximately £524,930 (nine months of budgeted operating costs). The charity reported a net incoming movement in funds of £1,931,150 for the year, supported by total income of £5,106,132 and total expenditure of £3,438,350.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: nine months of budgeted operating costs, which is approximately £524,930 (held: £2.6m)
“The Trustees therefore consider that reserves should be held to finance at least nine months of budgeted operating costs, which is approximately £524,930.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cornwall Community Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Tamas Haydu — Chief Executive (source)
- Amy Buzza-Blackwell — Philanthropy Director (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Sedel-Collings Foundation — “Hugs, Hearts and Minds Aligned with a grant from the Sedel-Collings Foundation” (source page)
- The Community Fund — “The Community Fund Cross Country Rail 2025 was recently awarded to Cornwall Life Recycle.” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£227k
Reported reserves equal ~9.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (17/07/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (17/07/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (17/07/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (17/07/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (17/07/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (17/07/2026) — 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: Cornwall · Isles Of Scilly
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CORNWALL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased significantly to £2,620,801, which is well above the Trustees' stated reserves policy target of approximately £524,930 (nine months of budgeted operating costs). The charity reported a net incoming movement in funds of £1,931,150 for the year, supported by total income of £5,106,132 and total expenditure of £3,438,350. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited.
Who funds CORNWALL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CORNWALL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include SEDEL - COLLINGS FOUNDATION, THE FOYLE FOUNDATION, THE CLARE MILNE TRUST, The Caledonia Investments Charitable Foundation, THE DUKE OF CORNWALL'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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