THE MARY DOLLY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1114525 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide suppport, counselling and therapeutic activites to children, the elderly,families and other persons

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£295k

Latest spending

£272k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds total £60,530, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months of expenditure. However, the Trustees report that there are sufficient resources at year-end to cover future expenditure and maintain the going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £61k)

“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 between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Mary Dolly Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

MICHELLE PORTERchair
ANNE ROSALIND HOWARD
Alexander Martin Ward
Stella Warren

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£295k	£272k
31/12/2024	£205k	£254k
31/12/2023	£313k	£222k
31/12/2022	£270k	£273k
31/12/2021	£399k	£281k

Common questions

Is THE MARY DOLLY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds total £60,530, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months of expenditure. However, the Trustees report that there are sufficient resources at year-end to cover future expenditure and maintain the going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE MARY DOLLY FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MARY DOLLY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include WALCOT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, LONDON CATALYST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
WALCOT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	FY2024	£25k	Recover. Rebuild. Restart
WALCOT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	FY2022	£23k	Rise&Sh9 Project Extension
LONDON CATALYST	FY2022	£2k	To provide virtual counselling to adults who have experienced emotional, physical, domestic and/or sexual abuse.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
City Bridge Foundation	21/06/2024	£49k	Grant to The Mary Dolly Foundation
Postcode Lottery	03/04/2023	£25k	Project Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/07/2022	£75k	Recover. Rebuild. Restart.
City Bridge Foundation	16/05/2022	£49k	Grant to The Mary Dolly Foundation
UK government	03/12/2018	£10k	Tampon Tax Community Fund
City Bridge Foundation	07/09/2011	£24k	Grant to The Mary Dolly Foundation
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/05/2006	£5k	The KAOS Group