FILEY FOUNDATION LTD

Registered charity 1148376 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Makes grants to other registered charities

Objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE FACILITIES REQUIRED FOR SUCH PURPOSES.2. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, POVERTY AND SICKNESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES, OR PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH GOODS OR SERVICES WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.3. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME AUTHORISE.

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bury, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£271k
Latest spending
£339k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free unrestricted reserves of £139,475, which the trustees consider an acceptable level given the charity's limited financial obligations. The charity reported a net income of £69,439 for the year, driven by investment income and a property sale gain, while maintaining a reserves policy roughly equal to net current assets.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income (60% of income)
“Income from investment properties amounting to £162,240”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: roughly equal to the net current assets of the charity (reserves figure: £139k)
“the trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve roughly equal to the net current assets of the charity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 22. Related parties
“Mr C Englard & Mrs R Englard, trustees of Filey Foundation Ltd, are also trustees of The Decoy Trust. During the year, Filey Foundation Ltd donated £52,180 to The Decoy Trust.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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 31/05/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

15 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold); recorded price paid £1.5m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£271k£339k
31/05/2024£348k£371k
31/05/2023£224k£525k
31/05/2022£172k£277k
31/05/2021£320k£221k

Common questions

Is FILEY FOUNDATION LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free unrestricted reserves of £139,475, which the trustees consider an acceptable level given the charity's limited financial obligations. The charity reported a net income of £69,439 for the year, driven by investment income and a property sale gain, while maintaining a reserves policy roughly equal to net current assets. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FILEY FOUNDATION LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FILEY FOUNDATION LTD as a grant recipient include SONGDALE LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SONGDALE LIMITEDFY2022£8k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/12/2025£20kDignity Matters

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
STARLOW CHARITIES LIMITED1£70k
GOLDHEART CHARITY LIMITED1£53k
WISEHEIGHTS LIMITED1£12k
VENDQUOT LIMITED1£6k
ABG TRUST FUND1£4k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WELWYN HATFIELD FOYER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FILEY FOUNDATION LTD£271k—0above—no doubt
THE WELWYN HATFIELD FOYER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£63k—0above—no doubt
THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION FY2025£463k—0above—no doubt
TEHILOIS YOEL FY2025£187k—0unclear—no doubt
JOSEPH LEVY FOUNDATION FY2025£757k——unclear—no doubt
RJM CHARITY TRUST FY2025£364k—0unclear—no doubt

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