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QUINTESSENTIALLY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1144584 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £728,987 for the year ended 31 December 2023, with total income of £1,585,770 against total expenditure of £856,783. Free undesignated reserves stood at £584,484, which the trustees confirm surpasses their stated policy target of six months' operating expenses. The independent auditors reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,000 - £89,999 — above the median for charities its size (£76k)
“Staff earning in excess of £60,000 per annum was 1 in the band £80,000 - £89,999” — page 53
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“Staff earning in excess of £60,000 per annum was 1 in the band £80,000 - £89,999” — page 53
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months worth of operating expenses (held: £584k)
“Our reserves policy dictates that we hold unrestricted and undesignated funds equivalent to six months worth of operating expenses.” — page 33
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Quintessentially (UK) Limited provided facilities for rent and hire of equipment at no charge. Sir B W Elliot is a director/shareholder of Quintessentially (UK) Limited and Mr R Brooks is a shareholder through a family entity.
“Quintessentially (UK) Limited have provided facilities for rent and hire of equipment in the year of £nil (2022: £27,160), at no charge. Sir B W Elliot is a director and shareholder of Quintessentially (UK) Limited and Mr R Brooks is a shareholder through a family entity.” — page 55
“During the year the charity received donations of £105,000 (2022: £111,750) from the Trustees mostly from charitable foundations linked to their families.” — page 55
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity received donations of £105,000 from Trustees, mostly from charitable foundations linked to their families.
“Quintessentially (UK) Limited have provided facilities for rent and hire of equipment in the year of £nil (2022: £27,160), at no charge. Sir B W Elliot is a director and shareholder of Quintessentially (UK) Limited and Mr R Brooks is a shareholder through a family entity.” — page 55
“During the year the charity received donations of £105,000 (2022: £111,750) from the Trustees mostly from charitable foundations linked to their families.” — page 55
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£518k
Reserves (reported)
£510k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~5.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.1m£1.2m
31/12/2023£1.6m£857k
31/12/2022£1.1m£854k
31/12/2021£1.1m£640k
31/12/2020£691k£747k

Common questions

Is QUINTESSENTIALLY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £728,987 for the year ended 31 December 2023, with total income of £1,585,770 against total expenditure of £856,783. Free undesignated reserves stood at £584,484, which the trustees confirm surpasses their stated policy target of six months' operating expenses. The independent auditors reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by TC Group.

What does the highest-paid employee of QUINTESSENTIALLY FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2023 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,000 - £89,999 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds QUINTESSENTIALLY FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name QUINTESSENTIALLY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE ERANDA ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION, THE RORY AND ELIZABETH BROOKS FOUNDATION, THE ROTHERMERE FOUNDATION, THE HINDUJA FOUNDATION, THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE ERANDA ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATIONFY2024£300k
THE RORY AND ELIZABETH BROOKS FOUNDATIONFY2025£50k
THE ROTHERMERE FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE HINDUJA FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE UKI CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE RORY AND ELIZABETH BROOKS FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
GRAFF FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k
THE ERANDA ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATIONFY2023£0
THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2023—

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 ADDERSTONE FOUNDATION1£1.2m
THE GENERATIONAL FOUNDATION1£500k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION1£4k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST1£0

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