THE T. S. ELIOT FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1159129 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To further the education of the general public, principally in relation to the works of TS Eliot and to promote art, culture and heritage, in particular poetry, in his name. To preserve and conserve for the public benefit an archive of poetry, manuscripts, and memorabilia relating to the life and work of TS Eliot.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY IN RELATION TO THE WORKS OF T. S. ELIOT; AND(2) TO PROMOTE ART, CULTURE AND HERITAGE, PRINCIPALLY BY PRESERVING AND CONSERVING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AN ARCHIVE OF POETRY, MANUSCRIPTS, ART AND MEMORABILIA RELATING TO THE LIFE AND WORK OF T. S. ELIOT.

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £44,353,856, which represents a decrease from the previous year's £45,026,570. The charity reported a net expenditure of £246,397 for the year, funded by total incoming resources of £2,545,774. The trustees and auditors confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by MHA. Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £10.0m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Reported reserves equal ~8.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (57% 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: 69.1% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• CLARE MARY REIHILL
• Helen Garland
• JACKIE BODLEY

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

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