THE HENRY PLUMB FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1151449 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance education by providing grants to young people (18-35) to give the opportunities, in all parts of the world, to learn about land based industries. We provide support and a mentor to develop their entrepreneurial skills, capacitities and capabilities in the land based industries to include but not by way of limitation the skills of innovation, analysing risk and personal communication.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 35 TO GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITIES(IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD) TO LEARN ABOUT LAND BASED INDUSTRIES WHICH FOR THIS PURPOSE INCLUDES THE ENHANCEMENT OF ECOSYSTEMS' DIVERSITY WATER MANAGEMENT, ENERGY PRODUCTION, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND FOOD PRODUCTION ("LAND BASED INDUSTRIES").TO ADVANCE IN LIFE YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 35 BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES IN THE LAND BASED INDUSTRIES TO INCLUDE BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION THE SKILLS OF INNOVATION, ANALYSING RISK AND PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.

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

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Registered contact address: Malvern Hills, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£79k
Latest spending
£51k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £968,573, an increase from the previous year's £939,063. The trustees report that the charity continues on a similar plain to previous years with consistent good progress and consolidation. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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

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)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Henry Plumb Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£522k
Total spending
£58k
Reserves (reported)
£939k
Employees
0

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income.

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£79k£51k
31/12/2024£522k£58k
31/12/2023£90k£37k
31/12/2022£70k£46k
31/12/2021£62k£60k

Common questions

Is THE HENRY PLUMB FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £968,573, an increase from the previous year's £939,063. The trustees report that the charity continues on a similar plain to previous years with consistent good progress and consolidation. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE HENRY PLUMB FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HENRY PLUMB FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE ELIZABETH CREAK CHARITABLE TRUST, THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ELIZABETH CREAK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£60k
THE ELIZABETH CREAK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£25k
THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k
THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THORNTON-SMITH AND PLEVINS TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE HENRY PLUMB FOUNDATION£79k—0unclear—no doubt
THORNTON-SMITH AND PLEVINS TRUST FY2025£458k—0unclear—no doubt
THE DANIEL SPARGO-MABBS FOUNDATION FY2025£477k—0unclear—no doubt
JOHN COLLINGS EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£40k—0unclear—no doubt
MOTIVATION AND LEARNING TRUST FY2025£60k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MACQUITTY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2026£85k—0unclear—no doubt

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