CHESHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LIMITED
Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £338,070, which the Trustees regarded as a satisfactory position despite being below their stated policy target of one year's running costs. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £641,448, driven by significant investment gains, and confirmed that there were no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“At £338,070, the unrestricted reserves as of 31st December 2023 represented not quite one year’s core costs, but nevertheless were regarded by the Board as a satisfactory position in a challenging year with increasing pressures on costs.”
“Aggregated trustee donations to the foundation during the year totalled £17,500 (2022: £18,572). Zoe Sheppard, Chief Executive, sacrificed salary for the financial year (2022: sacrificed salary for the financial year). No trustee expenses were claimed in the period (2022: £nil). This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements 39” — page 41
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2022) to "below" (FY2023).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/11/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (30/10/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (22/09/2022)
- Received assets from another charity (25/03/2022)
- Received assets from another charity (20/09/2019)
Trustees
- Nicola Clare Owenchair
- Andrew Mark Pear DL
- David Wootton CBE
- Emily Sarah Collier
- Howard Platt
- Jake Ashley Ankers
- Jeannie France-Hayhurst
- Katrina Kerr
- Mark Greaves DL FIOD
- Paul Brown
- Sean Humphreys
- Simon John Williams
- Terry Inns
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2024 | £2.3m | £2.9m |
| 31/12/2023 | £2.0m | £2.1m |
| 31/12/2022 | £1.9m | £1.8m |
| 31/12/2021 | £1.8m | £2.1m |
| 31/12/2020 | £5.2m | £3.1m |
Common questions
Is CHESHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £338,070, which the Trustees regarded as a satisfactory position despite being below their stated policy target of one year's running costs. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £641,448, driven by significant investment gains, and confirmed that there were no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Murray Smith LLP.
Who funds CHESHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CHESHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE SIMON & ELIZABETH BATEY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SWALLOW TRUST, Boodles Charitable Trust.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £20k |
| THE SIMON & ELIZABETH BATEY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £12k |
| THE SWALLOW TRUST | FY2025 | £10k |
| Boodles Charitable Trust | FY2023 | £10k |
| THE SIMON & ELIZABETH BATEY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £10k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE AMATEURS TRUST | 2 | £186k |
| THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION | 1 | £200k |
| DAVID LAING FOUNDATION | 1 | £106k |
| THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £70k |
| THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| THE BATCHWORTH TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| FARRER AND CO CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £4k |