THE EMMES FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1117427 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To support general charitable purposes for the benefit of the public.

Objects

TO SUPPORT GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE 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 · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Haringey, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£139k
Latest spending
£169k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £30,411 for the year ended 5 April 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing to £86,236 from £116,647 in the prior year. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts did not comply with applicable requirements. The charity is an unincorporated entity with no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income)
“INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 138,501”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“All donations received the by charity during the financial year were donations from trustees. These donations were freely given and were made without conditions attached.” — page 9
“The charity operates from the premises of one of the trustees but no expenses were reimbursed.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Use of trustee premises
“All donations received the by charity during the financial year were donations from trustees. These donations were freely given and were made without conditions attached.” — page 9
“The charity operates from the premises of one of the trustees but no expenses were reimbursed.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 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.

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 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£139k£169k
05/04/2024£105k£82k
05/04/2023£276k£233k
05/04/2022£197k£163k
05/04/2021£90k£73k

Common questions

Is THE EMMES FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £30,411 for the year ended 5 April 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing to £86,236 from £116,647 in the prior year. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts did not comply with applicable requirements. The charity is an unincorporated entity with no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SOLEV CO LIMITEDFY2023Unverified read£5k

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE EMMES FOUNDATION£139k——unclear—no doubt
EMES FOUNDATION FY2025£396k—0unclear—no doubt
EMMAUS SUFFOLK LIMITED FY2025£749k—0below—no doubt
THE EMET FOUNDATION FY2025£140k—0unclear—no doubt
SAMUEL LEEDS FOUNDATION FY2025£81k——unclear—no doubt
THE EWELME EXHIBITION FOUNDATION FY2025£227k—0unclear—no doubt

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