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.

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Latest income

£522k

Latest spending

£58k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £939,063 at year-end, driven largely by a legacy gift of £445,700. The charity maintains a reserves policy to allow as much grant making as possible, with no stated target amount or duration. There are no employees, and the charity reported a net income of £463,701 against charitable expenditure of £58,113.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to allow as much grant making as possible (held: £939k)

“It is the policy of the Trust to maintain its free reserves so as to allow as much grant making as possible.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Reported reserves equal ~193.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (28/06/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

JOHN THORLEY OBEchair
Adam Quinney
CHARLES ANTROBUS
Catherine Emma Baxter
Heather Margaret Wildman
James Arthur Dillon Speers · trustee of 1 other charity
MISS ROSIE CARNE
PHILIP GRAHAM WYNN · trustee of 2 other charities
Richard Henry Ronald Benyon Lord · trustee of 1 other charity
Timothy James Russ

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£522k	£58k
31/12/2023	£90k	£37k
31/12/2022	£70k	£46k
31/12/2021	£62k	£60k
31/12/2020	£56k	£45k

Common questions

Is THE HENRY PLUMB FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £939,063 at year-end, driven largely by a legacy gift of £445,700. The charity maintains a reserves policy to allow as much grant making as possible, with no stated target amount or duration. There are no employees, and the charity reported a net income of £463,701 against charitable expenditure of £58,113. Its FY2024 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.

Funder	Year	Amount
THE ELIZABETH CREAK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£60k
THE ELIZABETH CREAK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£25k
THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£20k
THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£10k