NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that total income reached £8.4 million, up from £6.8 million in the previous year, driven by a rise in restricted income for crisis response. Core unrestricted expenditure exceeded unrestricted income, resulting in a net deficit for the year, which was offset by transfers from endowment and restricted funds to produce a final year-end surplus. The charity maintains strong reserves and a stated policy to retain approximately six months of annual operating expenditure.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustee’s policy is to retain general fund reserves (cash balances, current assets less current liabilities) equivalent of approximately 6 months annual operating expenditure”
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 05234236
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (27/08/2025)
- Received assets from another charity (24/07/2025)
- Received assets from another charity (09/07/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (07/02/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (08/08/2023)
- Received assets from another charity (13/02/2023)
Trustees
- Fiona McDiarmidchair
- Catherine Scott
- Edward James Doggett Savory
- George Sergent
- Jessica Middleton
- Peter Joyner
- Professor Krishna Sethia
- Tom Burdett
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2024 | £8.3m | £9.6m |
| 31/12/2023 | £6.6m | £6.3m |
| 31/12/2022 | £6.8m | £6.6m |
| 31/12/2021 | £4.3m | £4.8m |
| 31/12/2020 | £4.9m | £4.3m |
Common questions
Is NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION financially healthy?
The accounts state that total income reached £8.4 million, up from £6.8 million in the previous year, driven by a rise in restricted income for crisis response. Core unrestricted expenditure exceeded unrestricted income, resulting in a net deficit for the year, which was offset by transfers from endowment and restricted funds to produce a final year-end surplus. The charity maintains strong reserves and a stated policy to retain approximately six months of annual operating expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Larking Gowen LLP.
Who funds NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE EARL OF NORTHAMPTON'S CHARITY, JOHN LAING CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ELLERDALE TRUST, THE RANWORTH TRUST 1985, THE R C SNELLING CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE FOYLE FOUNDATION | 2 | £400k |
| THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £300k |
| DAVID LAING FOUNDATION | 1 | £106k |
| THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION | 1 | £100k |
| THE JABBS FOUNDATION | 1 | £100k |
| THE AMATEURS TRUST | 1 | £96k |
| THE FRANK JACKSON FOUNDATION | 1 | £85k |
| THE PARGITER TRUST | 1 | £80k |