THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1107583 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The LankellyChase Foundation operated a number of focused grant programmes during the year.

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Latest income

£1.3m

Latest spending

£9.1m

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £106,878,101, which the trustees consider prudent given their policy to maintain short-term cash access equal to approximately twelve months' projected expenditure. The charity is in the process of redistributing its assets and closing by March 2028, having reduced its investment portfolio from £121.4m to £96.9m during the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £150,001 - £160,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)

“The Chief Executive received a gross salary after salary sacrifice with employer pension contributions in the following band: £150,001 - £160,000 (2024: £140,001 - £150,000).” — page 28

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: approximately twelve months’ projected expenditure (held: £106.9m)

“Trustees consider it prudent to have short-term access to cash equal to approximately twelve months’ projected expenditure.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Purchase of services from a company controlled by the close family member of a trustee.

“There was only one related party transaction in the year, the purchase of services from a company controlled by the close family member of a trustee, which is listed below (2024: None). No amounts were owed at year end. • Winterburn Works Ltd £1,170” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income

£1.3m

Total spending

£9.1m

Cost of raising funds

£101k

Reserves (reported)

£106.9m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~140.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 7.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Amanda Jane Hailes
Amel Hamilton · trustee of 1 other charity
Baljeet Kaur Sandhu
Darren Murinas
Myron Edwards Rogers
Roberto Felipe Andres Viveros Gonzalez

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£1.3m	£9.1m
31/03/2024	£1.5m	£15.7m
31/03/2023	£815k	£15.7m
31/03/2022	£2.4m	£14.1m
31/03/2021	£2.7m	£11.3m

Common questions

Is THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £106,878,101, which the trustees consider prudent given their policy to maintain short-term cash access equal to approximately twelve months' projected expenditure. The charity is in the process of redistributing its assets and closing by March 2028, having reduced its investment portfolio from £121.4m to £96.9m during the year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

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

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £150,001 - £160,000 band.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£323k
PRISM THE GIFT FUND	1	£219k
THE AMATEURS TRUST	1	£115k
JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION	1	£40k
THE BORROWS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	1	£10k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STRATTON CHASE FOUNDATION.

STRATTON CHASE FOUNDATION income £10.7m
THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION income £750k
THE CSJ FOUNDATION income £2.1m
WHITEHILL CHASE FOUNDATION income £112k
THE CHELLARAM FOUNDATION income £5.6m
BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION income £5.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION	£1.3m	£150,001 - £160,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STRATTON CHASE FOUNDATION FY2026	£10.7m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION FY2026	£750k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CSJ FOUNDATION FY2025	£2.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITEHILL CHASE FOUNDATION FY2025	£112k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHELLARAM FOUNDATION FY2024	£5.6m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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