RICHARD REEVE'S FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1136337 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Foundation seeks to fulfil its charitable objects by making grants to a small number of partner organisations to deliver benefits to people in our area of benefit through projects that maximise value for our beneficiaries through education and training. Projects are usually funded for up to three years so as to increase their effectiveness and impact.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.9m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £55,699,071, with free unrestricted reserves of £2,312,653, which is in excess of the stated policy target of £200,000. The charity generated investment income of £1,722,209 and awarded grants totalling £1,683,459, while incurring total operating costs of £200,183. The trustees and auditors confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income (79% of income)
“Investment income 1,722,209”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £200,000 (held: £2.3m)
“In order to continue to operate effectively, the Governors consider that they should maintain free reserves of £200,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Menzies LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£1.9m
Cost of raising funds
£122k
Reserves (reported)
£2.3m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~14.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% 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: 7.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Camden · City Of London · Islington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£1.7m£1.9m
30/06/2024£1.7m£1.8m
30/06/2023£1.6m£1.5m
30/06/2022£1.3m£1.3m
30/06/2021£1.2m£1.3m

Common questions

Is RICHARD REEVE'S FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £55,699,071, with free unrestricted reserves of £2,312,653, which is in excess of the stated policy target of £200,000. The charity generated investment income of £1,722,209 and awarded grants totalling £1,683,459, while incurring total operating costs of £200,183. The trustees and auditors confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Menzies LLP.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE GENERATIONAL FOUNDATION1£500k
NORTHUMBERLAND NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION1£300k
GRAFF FOUNDATION1£140k

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RICHARD REEVE'S FOUNDATION£1.7m—0above—no doubt
THE GENERATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2024£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
THE REECE FOUNDATION FY2024£376k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROBERT MCALPINE FOUNDATION FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
REUBEN FOUNDATION FY2024£64.3m—0unclear—no doubt
NNS FOUNDATION FY2025£10.0m—0unclear—no doubt

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