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ELEVA FOUNDATION LTD

Registered charity 1160524 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We have a collaboration with Unicef. We are impressed with their reach, transparency and experience in eliciting long term sustainable change. We aim to help them to achieve even more for the hardest to reach children by supporting long term, sustainable development of emerging nations, ensuring that children are at the forefront of policy and planning, and their rapid, impactful emergency relief.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£8.9m
Latest spending
£12.4m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received total cash donations of £11,647,661 from group entities, resulting in unrestricted funds of £1,521,396 at year-end. Per the trustees' report, the charity does not maintain cash reserves and allocates substantially all donations to UNICEF projects, leading to a net expenditure exceeding income for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Eleva Capital Partners (91% of income)
“£10,588,465 from Eleva Capital Partners (2024: £0).” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.5m; policy: The charity does not maintain cash reserves.)
“The charity does not maintain cash reserves.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from group entities
“The Foundation received cash donations of £10,588,465 (2024: £0) from Eleva Capital Partners (UK) Limited, a group company. At the year end the amount due from Eleva Capital Partners is shown in debtors.” — page 27
“The Foundation received cash donations of £1,040,099 (2024: £683,878) from Eleva Capital SAS, a group company. At the year end there was no outstanding amount due from the company.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from group entities
“The Foundation received cash donations of £10,588,465 (2024: £0) from Eleva Capital Partners (UK) Limited, a group company. At the year end the amount due from Eleva Capital Partners is shown in debtors.” — page 27
“The Foundation received cash donations of £1,040,099 (2024: £683,878) from Eleva Capital SAS, a group company. At the year end there was no outstanding amount due from the company.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from group entities
“The Foundation received cash donations of £10,588,465 (2024: £0) from Eleva Capital Partners (UK) Limited, a group company. At the year end the amount due from Eleva Capital Partners is shown in debtors.” — page 27
“The Foundation received cash donations of £1,040,099 (2024: £683,878) from Eleva Capital SAS, a group company. At the year end there was no outstanding amount due from the company.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£8.9m
Total spending
£12.4m
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£8.9m£12.4m
31/03/2024£5.0m£1.3m
31/03/2023£4.7m£5.7m
31/03/2022£5.3m£4.1m
31/03/2021£5.1m£4.8m

Common questions

Is ELEVA FOUNDATION LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity received total cash donations of £11,647,661 from group entities, resulting in unrestricted funds of £1,521,396 at year-end. Per the trustees' report, the charity does not maintain cash reserves and allocates substantially all donations to UNICEF projects, leading to a net expenditure exceeding income for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ELEVA FOUNDATION LTD£8.9m—0below—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FY2024£406k—0unclear—no doubt
EA FOUNDATION FY2023£180k—0unclear—no doubt
REACHING THE UNREACHED FY2025£773k—0unclear—no doubt
EDHI INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION UK FY2024£6.3m—0above—no doubt
THE ELYSIUM FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£107k—0above—no doubt

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