THE DENNING FUND

Registered charity 1102414 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Objects

FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED.

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

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Latest income
£224k
Latest spending
£210k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £9,459,603, comprising £696,393 in unrestricted funds and £8,741,530 in expendable endowment. The Trustees consider the reserves high due to a total return investment policy and confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twenty years (held: £696k)
“The aim is to ensure that the trust continues to support its beneficiaries for twenty years.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The intercompany account between the Inn and the Denning Fund at year end shows a balance of £28,074 (2024: £28,779) owed to the Inn. There were no other related party transactions.
“The intercompany account between the Inn and the Denning Fund at year end shows a balance of £28,074 (2024: £28,779) owed to the Inn. There were no other related party transactions.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£224k£210k
31/12/2024£183k£172k
31/12/2023£161k£152k
31/12/2022£168k£170k
31/12/2021£172k£156k

Common questions

Is THE DENNING FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £9,459,603, comprising £696,393 in unrestricted funds and £8,741,530 in expendable endowment. The Trustees consider the reserves high due to a total return investment policy and confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.