SUFFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
The promotion of any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the County of Suffolk including but not limited to the advancement of education, the protection of good health both mental and physical and the relief of poverty and sickness.
Objects
3.1 THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND ITS IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THE PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS;3.2 OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE WHICH ARE IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THOSE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income for the year was £6,806,252, while total expenditure including grants reached £6,103,703. The charity reports a net decrease in funds of £798,354, driven by a £300,931 loss on investments and increased grant distributions. Unrestricted reserves stood at £445,766, which the trustees confirm is within their stated policy target range of £230,000 to £460,000.
What the accounts disclose
“One employee received remuneration of between £90,000 and £99,999 (2024: one between £60,000 and £69,999, two between £70,000 and £79,999 and one between £140,000 and £149,999) including pension contributions.” — page 36
“One employee received remuneration of between £90,000 and £99,999 (2024: one between £60,000 and £69,999, two between £70,000 and £79,999 and one between £140,000 and £149,999) including pension contributions.” — page 36
“the trustees believe that the Foundation should endeavour to build up and then maintain reserves in the range of six to twelve months (£230,000 to £460,000) of our projected overheads”
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2024) → 1 (FY2025).
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- 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)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025
- Volunteers: 2
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£90,001–£100,000: 1)
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024
- Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £140,001–£150,000: 1)
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023
- Volunteers: 25
- Government income: £1,915,309 — grants £1,915,309 (6); 42% of the £4,584,519 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£80,001–£90,000: 2)
- Grant-making is its main activity
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Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (23/07/2025)
- Received assets from another charity (06/01/2025)
- Received assets from another charity (17/06/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (17/06/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (07/07/2022)
- Received assets from another charity (25/11/2021)
Trustees
- Anna Louise Hughes Mrs
- Barnaby Rugge-Price
- Brendan Baker
- GEORGE MOUBRAY WILLIAM VESTEY
- Gareth Ian Wilson DL
- Helen Taylor
- Jane Ann Millar
- Jordan Elsworth Holder Mr
- Karen Walker
- Louise Long
- Minnie Riley
- Sarah Zins
- William Bruce Kendall
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £6.8m | £7.3m |
| 30/06/2024 | £6.3m | £4.6m |
| 30/06/2023 | £4.6m | £5.5m |
| 30/06/2022 | £7.5m | £5.7m |
| 30/06/2021 | £5.4m | £5.1m |
Common questions
Is SUFFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £6,806,252, while total expenditure including grants reached £6,103,703. The charity reports a net decrease in funds of £798,354, driven by a £300,931 loss on investments and increased grant distributions. Unrestricted reserves stood at £445,766, which the trustees confirm is within their stated policy target range of £230,000 to £460,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services Limited T/A Ensors.
What does the highest-paid employee of SUFFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,000 - £99,999 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.
Who funds SUFFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SUFFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE PARGITER TRUST, THE FRANK JACKSON FOUNDATION, ST EDMUNDS TRUST, THE WITHEREN FOUNDATION, THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION.
Known funders
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/07/2020 | £250k | Covid 19 Emergency Funding for Suffolk |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 31/03/2016 | £200k | Suffolk Rural Fund |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION | 1 | £525k |
| THE LIMBOURNE TRUST | 1 | £63k |
| THE HDH WILLS 1965 CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £47k |
| STAFFORDSHIRE COUNCIL OF VOLUNTARY YOUTH SERVICES | 1 | £37k |
| THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £32k |
| THE WILFRED AND ELSIE ELKES CHARITY FUND | 1 | £24k |
| THE FRENCH HUGUENOT CHURCH OF LONDON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £12k |
| THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | 1 | £10k |
Charities like this
- THE SUFFOLK HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST
- SUFFOLK REFUGEE SUPPORT
- NEWFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST
- SUFFOLK COUNTY GUIDE ASSOCIATION
- THE SEVERFIELD FOUNDATION
- SHEFFIELD UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUFFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | £6.8m | £90,000 - £99,999 | 1 | within | — | no doubt |
| THE SUFFOLK HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST | £276k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SUFFOLK REFUGEE SUPPORT | £769k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| NEWFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST | £71k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SUFFOLK COUNTY GUIDE ASSOCIATION | £62k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE SEVERFIELD FOUNDATION | £88k | — | 0 | above | 0.3% | no doubt |