THE LADY COBHAM FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1158764 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust has been established for general charitable purposes, and is likely to make grants in the Dorset and Hampshire areas.

Objects

SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE WHOLLY AND EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOUTE DISCRETION DECIDE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wiltshire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£240k
Latest spending
£127k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £13,223,363, driven by investment income of £239,749 and an unrealised market gain of £246,776. The charity made grants totalling £123,000 and incurred minimal support costs of £3,697. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dorset · Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£240k£127k
05/04/2024£178k£65k
05/04/2023£109k£44k
05/04/2022£90k£67k
05/04/2021£16k£64k

Common questions

Is THE LADY COBHAM FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £13,223,363, driven by investment income of £239,749 and an unrealised market gain of £246,776. The charity made grants totalling £123,000 and incurred minimal support costs of £3,697. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE TIM HENMAN FOUNDATION1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE LADY COBHAM FOUNDATION£240k—0unclear—no doubt
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION FY2025£321k—0unclear—no doubt
THE F A F CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£40k——unclear—no doubt
THE LHR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2026£64k—0within0.0%no doubt
THE TITCOMB FOUNDATION FY2025£85k—0unclear—no doubt
LADY BLAKENHAM'S CHARITY TRUST FY2025£33k—0unclear3.0%no doubt

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