ONE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1135258 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

One Community Foundation was established in May 2010 to generate financial support for local community activities across the borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire. Our aim is to build and manage a series of endowment funds, so that we can make a lasting contribution by delivering grants to local groups and the wider community.

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Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £237,514 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £4,161,314 to £3,923,800. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with unrestricted funds totaling £205,913.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months current expenditure on operating costs (held: £206k)
“The trustees have agreed a reserves policy which ensures a cash reserve of at least six months current expenditure on operating costs to cover any unexpected eventualities.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BK Plus Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.6m
Cost of raising funds
£182k
Reserves (reported)
£206k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (82% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 11.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.5m£1.6m
31/03/2024£1.9m£2.1m
31/03/2023£1.2m£1.4m
31/03/2022£614k£941k
31/03/2021£1.9m£1.4m

Common questions

Is ONE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £237,514 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £4,161,314 to £3,923,800. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with unrestricted funds totaling £205,913. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BK Plus Audit Limited.

Who funds ONE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ONE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LIMITED as a grant recipient include CHICKENLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHICKENLEY COMMUNITY CENTREFY2022£902kFood Support grant

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 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR LEEDS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ONE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LIMITED£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR LEEDS FY2025£4.5m£80,001 - £90,0001above—no doubt
SOUTH YORKSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£2.4m—0above—no doubt
HEART OF ENGLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£13.6m——above—no doubt
Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire FY2025£4.6m——unclear—no doubt
ONE KNOWSLEY FY2025£1.9m£60,000 or more1below—no doubt

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