THE WESTERN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1147803 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The main activities of the charity are running and maintenance of cemeteries at Cheshunt, Streatham, Edmonton and Fulham.

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

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £7,962,488, which are maintained to cover long-term burial liabilities and cemetery maintenance. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by BKL Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

9 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£1.4m
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~14.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (72% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.2m£1.1m
31/12/2023£1.4m£1.5m
31/12/2022£1.2m£1.7m
31/12/2021£919k£1.1m
31/12/2020£1.0m£1.2m

Common questions

Is THE WESTERN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £7,962,488, which are maintained to cover long-term burial liabilities and cemetery maintenance. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by BKL Audit LLP.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE WESTERN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FY2025£5.0m——unclear—no doubt
WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITY FY2024£260k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TRUST FOR THE PRESERVATION OF JEWISH CEMETERIES FY2025£126k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WESTMINSTER ABBEY TRUST FY2025£3.1m—0above—no doubt
GARDENS OF PEACE MUSLIM CEMETERY FY2024£6.4m—0unclear—no doubt

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