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THE OLD DART FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1153568 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£2.7m
Latest spending
£15.2m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2021

Financial health, per its FY2021 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £66,535,295 at the year-end, with no specific reserves policy target currently stated. The trustees consider these freely expendable funds to be appropriate and adequate for future grant-making plans, noting that a specific policy may be required in future years.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — below the median for charities its size (£78k)
“One employee received total employee benefits of between £70,000 and £80,000” — page 31
Per its FY2021 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received total employee benefits of between £70,000 and £80,000 (2020 – one between £60,000 and £70,000). 2 of the 5 employees are based overseas and are not included within the UK payroll costs outlined above. Rather the costs of these 2 employees are included within grant consultancy and other support costs above and total £85,208.” — page 31
Per its FY2021 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Fraserview Investment Limited, Fraserview Investment (Camley Street) Limited
“The Foundation owns 100% of the equity shareholding in two property investment companies, Fraserview Investment Limited (“FIL”), company number 09837614 and Fraserview Investment (Camley Street) Limited (“FICSL”), company number 09837747, both registered in England and Wales.” — page 26
Per its FY2021 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Rawlinson & Hunter Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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.

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

Total income
£2.7m
Total spending
£15.2m
Cost of raising funds
£1.7m
Reserves (reported)
£41.6m
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~32.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Chile · Papua New Guinea · Peru · Philippines

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£2.7m£15.2m
31/12/2023£3.4m£15.3m
31/12/2022£3.3m£7.9m
31/12/2021£3.5m£11.6m
31/12/2020£2.9m£8.3m

Common questions

Is THE OLD DART FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £66,535,295 at the year-end, with no specific reserves policy target currently stated. The trustees consider these freely expendable funds to be appropriate and adequate for future grant-making plans, noting that a specific policy may be required in future years. Its FY2021 accounts were audited by Rawlinson & Hunter Audit LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE OLD DART FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2021 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.