THE ELY MEMORIAL FUND

Registered charity 1148535 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

I lost my daughter Emma Louise Young (ELY) aged 23 on the 30th Sept 2010. Em's car left the road and was killed instantly. We were suddenly faced with a funeral bill having insufficient funds for Em's funeral. The fund will pay an agreed amount through a funeral plan to families who lose a son/daughter are tragically killed in a road traffic crash to relieve financial stress at a traumatic time.

Objects

TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR FAMILIES WITHIN THE COUNTY BOUNDARY OF HEREFORDSHIRE, AS DEFINED BY HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL, BY GIVING A CONDOLENCE GIFT AS A ONE-OFF PAYMENT IF THEIR SON OR DAUGHTER ARE TRAGICALLY KILLED IN A ROAD TRAFFIC CRASH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BETWEEN THE AGES OF 17 TO 25 YEARS OF AGE. WHETHER THE ACCIDENT IS IN HEREFORDSHIRE OR ANOTHER PART OF THE WORLD, IRRESPECTIVE OF NATIONALITY, RACE, ETHNIC OR NATIONAL ORIGIN, COLOUR, DISABILITY, SEXUALITY, POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS IN THE INTERESTS OF PUBLIC BENEFIT AND THE OBJECT OF RELIEVING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR THE FAMILIES WHOSE MAIN DOMICILE IN IN HEREFORDSHIRE. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS RELATING TO ROAD SAFETY THROUGH PRO-ACTIVE CAMPAIGNS.

Area of benefit: THE COUNTY BOUNDARY OF HEREFORDSHIRE, AS DEFINED BY HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Herefordshire, County of, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reports unrestricted free reserves of £104,658, which the trustees state equates to nearly 20 months of annual expenditure, exceeding their stated policy target of £60,000 (£40,000 for grants and £20,000 for sustainability). The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. However, the trustees report a decision to close the charity, which has led to the abrupt stop of collaborations and the establishment of a new CIC to continue some services.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The ELY Memorial Fund (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Abigail Brooks
• Diana Wood
• Donna Gavin-Robinson
• Lyla O'Sullivan
• MARIE WATKIN
• Natalie Trumper
• Nigel Wood
• Russell Leary

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

Operates in: Herefordshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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• THE ELY COMMUNITY UNIT TRUST income £32k
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