ELIZABETH FRY CHARITY
Registered charity 1152840 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Elizabeth Fry Charity was registered and incorporated on 11 July 2013 but remained dormant during the period. Business was transferred from Elizabeth Fry Home to Elizabeth Fry Charity on 01 April 2014.The charitable purposes of the Charity are for the public benefit to facilitate the care and rehabilitation of female offenders.:
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £66,229 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily driven by charitable activities expenditure exceeding income. However, the charity holds substantial free reserves, with unrestricted funds totaling £3,096,139, which significantly exceeds the stated policy target of three months' operating costs (£321,222). The financial position is further strengthened by a defined benefit pension scheme surplus of £208,000 and a new four-year contract with the Ministry of Justice secured from April 2026.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“Number of employees' whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) totalled: £60,000 - £70,000 1” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“Number of employees' whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) totalled: £60,000 - £70,000 1” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Ministry of Justice (94% of income)
“From 1 April 2024 the Charity entered into a two year contract extension with the Ministry of Justice, which makes up 94% (2024: 83%) of our total income” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of operating costs (held: £3.1m)
“Elizabeth Fry Charity aims to maintain the equivalent of three months of operating costs as available funds (£321,222).” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to NAPA for services including meetings, conference, and training.
“One of our Trustees, Anthony Rolley, became a Trustee of The Independent National Approved Premises Association Community Interest Company (NAPA) in April 2019. In the year, the Charity paid NAPA £6,000 (2024: £6,000) for a range of services including the organising and hosting of meetings with Independent Approved Premises (IAP) managers and Trustees from across England, an annual conference for IAP managers and Trustees and staff training.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by James Cowper Kreston Audit. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Fiona — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Kay — Chair (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Westhill Endowment — “A huge thank you to Westhill Endowment for awarding a grant to Elizabeth Fry Charity.” (source page)
- Lush — “A huge thankyou to Lush for their generosity in sending these toiletries for our residents.” (source page)
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£559
Reported reserves equal ~11.3 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 (96% 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).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (21/05/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Anthony Edward Fry
- Jane Cottrell
- Kay Whitaker
- NICOLA BREWSTER · trustee of 1 other charity
- Nicola Scannell
- Rebecca Julia Moore
- Suzanne Lingard · trustee of 1 other charity
- Victoria Molyneux
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Reading
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ELIZABETH FRY CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £66,229 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily driven by charitable activities expenditure exceeding income. However, the charity holds substantial free reserves, with unrestricted funds totaling £3,096,139, which significantly exceeds the stated policy target of three months' operating costs (£321,222). The financial position is further strengthened by a defined benefit pension scheme surplus of £208,000 and a new four-year contract with the Ministry of Justice secured from April 2026. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by James Cowper Kreston Audit.
What does the highest-paid employee of ELIZABETH FRY CHARITY earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.
Who funds ELIZABETH FRY CHARITY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ELIZABETH FRY CHARITY as a grant recipient include WESTHILL ENDOWMENT, BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE NOEL BUXTON TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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