GRIMM AND CO. LIMITED

Registered charity 1154990 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance learning for public benefit in literacy and to act as a resource for young people up to the age of 18 by providing advice and assistance, organising programmes of learning/education. Helping young people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Grimm & Co Ltd reported a net deficit of £71,973 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £3,063,597 to £1,035,139. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £916,699, with free reserves calculated at £273,253, which the trustees confirm sits within their stated reserves policy of maintaining a minimum of three months' operating costs.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by SMH Group Audit. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Grimm & Co (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Arts Council England — “We’re an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation , which means funding thanks to taxpayers plays a huge part in supporting our …” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (70% 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: 24.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Lisa Ann Pogsonchair
• CHARLOTTE DIMOND
• Dan John Whetstone
• Dr Lauren Rea
• Dr Rachna Joshi
• Luke Adam James
• Nazim Shabir
• OLIVER MANTELL
• Philip Turner

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Doncaster · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).