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.

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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.

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 4.8 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 5.2%) (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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Known funders

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Charities like this

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

• THE POETRY SOCIETY income £1.1m
• THE ELYSIUM FOUNDATION LIMITED income £107k
• POETRY LONDON LTD income £130k
• THE FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE income £133k
• HAY FESTIVAL FOUNDATION LTD income £6.9m
• THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATION income £869k

Side by side with its peers

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