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THE EDWARD JAMES FOUNDATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1126084 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£15.1m
Latest spending
£19.2m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net expenditure of £4.169m, marking its sixth consecutive deficit since the pandemic, which the trustees describe as unsustainable in the medium to long term. To address this, a Financial Recovery Plan has been endorsed with the aim of achieving at least a break-even position by 2028/29, while the charity continues to utilize its significant asset strength and investment reserves to absorb the operating losses. General unrestricted reserves have deteriorated to £4.43m, falling below the stated policy target of £9.62m.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: not less than 6 months’ expenditure (equivalent to a minimum of £9.62m as at 30 September 2025) (held: £4.4m)
“The Reserves Policy of the Foundation is to hold as a general unrestricted reserve an amount equivalent to not less than 6 months’ expenditure (equivalent to a minimum of £9.62m as at 30 September 2025)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£15.1m
Total spending
£19.2m
Cost of raising funds
£4.8m
Reserves (reported)
£4.4m
Employees
270

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£15.1m£19.2m
30/09/2024£13.9m£18.3m
30/09/2023£14.4m£17.6m
30/09/2022£13.3m£16.2m
30/09/2021£8.0m£10.3m

Common questions

Is THE EDWARD JAMES FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net expenditure of £4.169m, marking its sixth consecutive deficit since the pandemic, which the trustees describe as unsustainable in the medium to long term. To address this, a Financial Recovery Plan has been endorsed with the aim of achieving at least a break-even position by 2028/29, while the charity continues to utilize its significant asset strength and investment reserves to absorb the operating losses. General unrestricted reserves have deteriorated to £4.43m, falling below the stated policy target of £9.62m. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.