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MOONDANCE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1139224 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q140869038

The Moondance Foundation allocates funds to organisations for general charitable purposes. We focus donations in the following key areas, with a bias toward Wales, care for illness/crippling diseases, children, education, elderly, environmental and poverty.

Objects

SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED.

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Vale of Glamorgan, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£66.4m
Latest spending
£30.9m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £119,614,999, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of £50,000,000. The charity reported a net income of £136,237,070 driven by substantial investment gains and income, while charitable expenditure on grants totaled £30,650,438. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £50,000,000 (reserves figure: £119.6m)
“The charity's target free reserves equate to £50,000,000 (2024: £50,000,000), a level deemed appropriate by the trustees to support ongoing charitable donations for a period of two to three years whilst alternative sources of income are investigated.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation to RESOLVE it, a Community Interest Company where Diane Briere de I'Isle-Engelhardt, Lousia Scadden and Rebecca Watkins hold the position of Director.
“During the year, the Charity donated £8,400 (2024: £231,683) to RESOLVE it, a Community Interest Company where Diane Briere de I'Isle-Engelhardt, Lousia Scadden and Rebecca Watkins hold the position of Director.” — page 32
“During the year, the charity donated £70,000 (2024: £70,000) to Arts & Business Cymru, where Louisa Scadden holds the position of trustee.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation to Arts & Business Cymru, where Louisa Scadden holds the position of trustee.
“During the year, the Charity donated £8,400 (2024: £231,683) to RESOLVE it, a Community Interest Company where Diane Briere de I'Isle-Engelhardt, Lousia Scadden and Rebecca Watkins hold the position of Director.” — page 32
“During the year, the charity donated £70,000 (2024: £70,000) to Arts & Business Cymru, where Louisa Scadden holds the position of trustee.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation to Moondance Cancer Initiative, which has common directors.
“During the year, the Charity donated £8,400 (2024: £231,683) to RESOLVE it, a Community Interest Company where Diane Briere de I'Isle-Engelhardt, Lousia Scadden and Rebecca Watkins hold the position of Director.” — page 32
“During the year, the charity donated £70,000 (2024: £70,000) to Arts & Business Cymru, where Louisa Scadden holds the position of trustee.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation of shares by trustee Diane Briere de I'sle Engelhardt.
“During the year, the Charity donated £8,400 (2024: £231,683) to RESOLVE it, a Community Interest Company where Diane Briere de I'Isle-Engelhardt, Lousia Scadden and Rebecca Watkins hold the position of Director.” — page 32
“During the year, the charity donated £70,000 (2024: £70,000) to Arts & Business Cymru, where Louisa Scadden holds the position of trustee.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Henry Engelhardt is former CEO and current advisor to Admiral Group plc, in which the charity holds significant shares.
“During the year, the Charity donated £8,400 (2024: £231,683) to RESOLVE it, a Community Interest Company where Diane Briere de I'Isle-Engelhardt, Lousia Scadden and Rebecca Watkins hold the position of Director.” — page 32
“During the year, the charity donated £70,000 (2024: £70,000) to Arts & Business Cymru, where Louisa Scadden holds the position of trustee.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bevan Buckland Audit Ltd. Discloses 4 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 30/11/2025

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/11/2024

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£80,001–£90,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/11/2023

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2025)

Total income
£66.4m
Total spending
£30.9m
Reserves (reported)
£50.0m
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~19.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (63% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.7%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£66.4m£30.9m
30/11/2024£24.2m£23.6m
30/11/2023£86.0m£22.7m
30/11/2022£32.2m£21.0m
30/11/2021£77.3m£18.2m

Common questions

Is MOONDANCE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £119,614,999, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of £50,000,000. The charity reported a net income of £136,237,070 driven by substantial investment gains and income, while charitable expenditure on grants totaled £30,650,438. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bevan Buckland Audit Ltd.

Who funds MOONDANCE FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MOONDANCE FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include CLYBIAU PLANT CYMRU KIDS CLUBS, AWEL AMAN TAWE, Eco Brixs UK, UNSEEN (UK), SOCIAL FARMS AND GARDENS.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CLYBIAU PLANT CYMRU KIDS CLUBSFY2024£28kMoondance grant for Assisted Places.
CLYBIAU PLANT CYMRU KIDS CLUBSFY2023£21kGrants to clubs (Sustainability and New places)
AWEL AMAN TAWEFY2025£13kGeneral/Restricted Fund
Eco Brixs UKFY2022£11kDonation to fund new recycling machinery for the Ugandan NGO.
UNSEEN (UK)FY2025£10kGeneral
SOCIAL FARMS AND GARDENSFY2022£4kMoondance Foundation

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 PENNIES FOUNDATION1£16k
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST1£10k
YOUNG HARROW FOUNDATION1£8k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST1£6k
THE DAVID AND RUTH BEHREND FUND1£3k
SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUND1£2k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION£66.4m——above—no doubt
ICANDANCE FY2025£255k—0unclear—no doubt
THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£3.3m—0above—no doubt
HOBDEN FOUNDATION FY2025£176k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MOULDING FOUNDATION FY2025£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt
MOVEMA FY2025£193kUnder £60,0000unclear—noted

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