CHAMPNEYS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1114429 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grant assistance to other charitable bodies or to individuals. Income is raised by Champneys Health Resorts Ltd and fund raising activities.

Objects

TO PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE BY THE PROVISION OF GRANT ASSISTANCE TO OTHER CHARITABLE BODIES OR TO INDIVIDUALS, IN PARTICULAR WITH REGARD TO SICK, DISABLED OR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND ADULTS

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 · Disability · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Central Bedfordshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£26k

Latest spending

£50k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £86,119, which the trustees consider to be substantially in excess of their stated policy target of twelve months' expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure of £23,375 driven by charitable grants, with no employees and negligible fixed overheads.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twelve month's expenditure (reserves figure: £86k)

“It is the policy of the Charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to twelve month's expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Champneys Henlow Limited

“Included in other debtors is an amount of £30,003 (2024 - £57,356) due from Champneys Henlow Limited Group companies.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures

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 30/04/2025

Volunteers: 4
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2023

Volunteers: 5
Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

DOROTHY ROSE PURDEW OBEchair
Alan Nadar Whiteley
Paul Raymond Mitchell

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2025	£26k	£50k
30/04/2024	£44k	£48k
30/04/2023	£93k	£63k
30/04/2022	£83k	£10k
30/04/2021	£19k	£38k

Common questions

Is CHAMPNEYS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £86,119, which the trustees consider to be substantially in excess of their stated policy target of twelve months' expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure of £23,375 driven by charitable grants, with no employees and negligible fixed overheads. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHARTERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE CHARTERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUST income £58k
THE BALNEY CHARITABLE TRUST income £231k
PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND income £781k
CARD FACTORY FOUNDATION income £1.4m
MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY income £123k
THE CHARTLEY FOUNDATION income £235k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHAMPNEYS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	£26k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE CHARTERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£58k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE BALNEY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£231k	—	0	above	29.3%	no doubt
PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND FY2025	£781k	£80,001 - £90,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
CARD FACTORY FOUNDATION FY2026	£1.4m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY FY2025	£123k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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