THE ETHICAL PROPERTY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1101812 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We support charitable organisations and community groups to manage their premises effectively, whether rented or owned, through expert property advice, education, consultancy and research.

Objects

TO PROMOTE SUCH PURPOSES AS MAY BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFICACY OF CHARITIES

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Islington, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£251k

Latest spending

£241k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £10,293 for the year, with total reserves increasing to £104,948. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves are sufficient to meet contractual obligations 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

Highest-paid employee band: £60,000 - £70,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“The number of employees with emoluments greater than £60,000: 2025 £60,000 - £70,000 1” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The number of employees with emoluments greater than £60,000: 2025 £60,000 - £70,000 1” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient unrestricted reserves to enable it to meet all its contractual obligations, to staff and suppliers and government (held: £75k)

“The Foundation has a policy of maintaining sufficient unrestricted reserves to enable it to meet all its contractual obligations, to staff and suppliers and government.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

Volunteers: 2
Government income: £5,250 — contracts £5,250 (2); 2% of the £251,000 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

Volunteers: 2
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Movers: Antonia Swinson joins the Ethical Property Foundation as director thirdsector.co.uk · 03/02/2014

Trustees · trustee networks

Caroline Abomeli
Eve Blake Chinedrum Jarrett
Jodie Green
Luke Thurlow
MICHAEL FAHY
Patricia Anne Mary Nicholson
Timothy Paul Hague

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£251k	£241k
30/09/2024	£239k	£237k
30/09/2023	£234k	£226k
30/09/2022	£285k	£278k
30/09/2021	£197k	£185k

Common questions

Is THE ETHICAL PROPERTY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £10,293 for the year, with total reserves increasing to £104,948. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves are sufficient to meet contractual obligations and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE ETHICAL PROPERTY FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,000 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE ETHICAL PROPERTY FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ETHICAL PROPERTY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE SIMMONS AND SIMMONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SIMMONS AND SIMMONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2021	£15k	Social inclusion

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
City Bridge Foundation	27/10/2023	£229k	Grant to Ethical Property Foundation
City Bridge Foundation	17/09/2020	£150k	Grant to Ethical Property Foundation
City Bridge Foundation	20/09/2017	£150k	Grant to Ethical Property Foundation
City Bridge Foundation	25/09/2014	£148k	Grant to Ethical Property Foundation
City Bridge Foundation	17/02/2011	£110k	Grant to Ethical Property Foundation
City Bridge Foundation	19/02/2009	£60k	Grant to Ethical Property Foundation

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE REAL GOOD FOUNDATION.

THE REAL GOOD FOUNDATION income £28k
The Ethos Foundation income £1.1m
ETHEROW CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST income £142k
THE TEN CHARITABLE TRUST income £589k
THE ELIZABETH CREAK CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.4m
ETHICAL GIVING income £434k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ETHICAL PROPERTY FOUNDATION	£251k	£60,000 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
THE REAL GOOD FOUNDATION FY2025	£28k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
The Ethos Foundation FY2025	£1.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ETHEROW CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£142k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE TEN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£589k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE ELIZABETH CREAK CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£1.4m	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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