THE INNHOLDERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1158457 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancement of education, including awarding scholarships and bursaries to young people: Relief of financial hardship, sickness and poor health amongst the elderly by the provision of grants and helping in the development of nursing staff employed in care and nursing: Such other charitable purposes for the public benefit as are exclusively charitable according to the laws of England and Wales.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.3m

Latest spending

£578k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased significantly to £1,228,477, driven largely by a £770,188 donation from the sole Trustee, while total charitable expenditure decreased to £577,539. The charity holds substantial unrestricted free reserves of £1,202,045, which the Trustee considers sufficient to meet all future commitments. The financial position is supported by a large investment portfolio valued at £14.79m and a clear going concern assessment with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donations from the Worshipful Company of Innholders, the sole Trustee of the lnnholders' Charitable Foundation were £770,188 (2024:£11,280). Amounts due from or to the Worshipful Company of lnnholders are shown in note 10 and 11.

“During the year donations from the Worshipful Company of Innholders, the sole Trustee of the lnnholders' Charitable Foundation were £770,188 (2024:£11,280). Amounts due from or to the Worshipful Company of lnnholders are shown in note 10 and 11.” — page 29

“Donations from members of the Court of Assistants during the year were £8,850 (2024: £9,266)” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from members of the Court of Assistants during the year were £8,850 (2024: £9,266)

“During the year donations from the Worshipful Company of Innholders, the sole Trustee of the lnnholders' Charitable Foundation were £770,188 (2024:£11,280). Amounts due from or to the Worshipful Company of lnnholders are shown in note 10 and 11.” — page 29

“Donations from members of the Court of Assistants during the year were £8,850 (2024: £9,266)” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Past Master Lord Thurso, Assistant Jason Essenhigh and Past Master Julia Sibley MBE are trustees of the Master lnnholders Charitable Foundation, which made a donation of £56,781 (2024: £54,000) to the lnnholders' Scholarship Programme in the year (see note 3).

“During the year donations from the Worshipful Company of Innholders, the sole Trustee of the lnnholders' Charitable Foundation were £770,188 (2024:£11,280). Amounts due from or to the Worshipful Company of lnnholders are shown in note 10 and 11.” — page 29

“Donations from members of the Court of Assistants during the year were £8,850 (2024: £9,266)” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Upper Warden Andrew McKenzie was a trustee of the Lord Forte Foundation which made a donation of £10,000 (2024: £10,000) to the lnnholders' Scholarship Programme in the year (see note 3).

“During the year donations from the Worshipful Company of Innholders, the sole Trustee of the lnnholders' Charitable Foundation were £770,188 (2024:£11,280). Amounts due from or to the Worshipful Company of lnnholders are shown in note 10 and 11.” — page 29

“Donations from members of the Court of Assistants during the year were £8,850 (2024: £9,266)” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Past Master Ian Mullins is Executive Director of Education & Operations of the Licensed Trade Charity, which received funding for welfare grants of £12,500 during the year (see the Trustee’s report).

“During the year donations from the Worshipful Company of Innholders, the sole Trustee of the lnnholders' Charitable Foundation were £770,188 (2024:£11,280). Amounts due from or to the Worshipful Company of lnnholders are shown in note 10 and 11.” — page 29

“Donations from members of the Court of Assistants during the year were £8,850 (2024: £9,266)” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Innholders Charitable Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income

£1.2m

Total spending

£578k

Cost of raising funds

£44k

Reserves (reported)

£15.4m

Employees

0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (75% 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: 3.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (28/01/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (10/08/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (10/08/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (10/08/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (24/06/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (22/06/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INNHOLDERS

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£1.3m	£578k
30/09/2024	£484k	£633k
30/09/2023	£461k	£668k
30/09/2022	£399k	£608k
30/09/2021	£290k	£436k

Common questions

Is THE INNHOLDERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased significantly to £1,228,477, driven largely by a £770,188 donation from the sole Trustee, while total charitable expenditure decreased to £577,539. The charity holds substantial unrestricted free reserves of £1,202,045, which the Trustee considers sufficient to meet all future commitments. The financial position is supported by a large investment portfolio valued at £14.79m and a clear going concern assessment with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Who funds THE INNHOLDERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE INNHOLDERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE SAVOY EDUCATIONAL TRUST, THE INNHOLDERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INNHOLDERS — trustee here and at THE INNHOLDERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SAVOY EDUCATIONAL TRUST	FY2025	£47k	Innholders Scholarship support
THE INNHOLDERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£45k	Total support given by the Foundation for the Innholder Scholarship Programme (Note: This is the Foundation's own expenditure, not a grant to an external instit
THE SAVOY EDUCATIONAL TRUST	FY2024	£40k	Provide up to 12 scholarships in 2023-24.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ZOUQ FOUNDATION	1	—
PENNY APPEAL	1	£1.3m
ACTIONAID	1	£275k
THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£211k
JIGSAW CHARITY	1	£151k
GOODWILL CARAVAN	1	£140k
THE CMA WELFARE TRUST	1	£71k
SYRIAN REFUGEE RELIEF FUND	1	£49k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PURI FOUNDATION.

THE PURI FOUNDATION income £5.3m
THE GENERATIONS FOUNDATION income £138k
HARTLEPOOL UNITED COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION income £199k
THEIRWORLD income £7.4m
The Leathersellers' Foundation income £7.8m
British quality care foundation income £245k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE INNHOLDERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	£1.3m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PURI FOUNDATION FY2025	£5.3m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE GENERATIONS FOUNDATION FY2025	£138k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HARTLEPOOL UNITED COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION FY2025	£199k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THEIRWORLD FY2024	£7.4m	£160,001 - £170,000	12	unclear	—	no doubt
The Leathersellers' Foundation FY2024	£7.8m	£60,001 - £70,000	2	above	—	no doubt

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