TIBBS DEMENTIA FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1166596 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Tibbs Dementia Foundation provides services which promote the improved health of people affected by dementia and which provide relief, including care and support, to people with dementia and those who care for them.

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Latest income

£395k

Latest spending

£462k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £195,395.34, which the trustees consider sufficient given agreed grants and funding agreements. The charity reported a net expenditure of £67,071.25 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £272,150.44 to £205,079.19. The trustees note that financial stability relies on grant funding and service contracts, with Lottery Funding of £333,417 recently awarded to support future activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Central Bedfordshire Council (54% of income)

“Central Bedfordshire BC 152,916.13” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three to six months of expenditure (held: £195k)

“The trustees ideally require as reserves of a minimum of between three and six months expenditure in order to meet any contractual and winding up costs.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Tibbs Dementia Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

The National Lottery — “Thank you to The National Lottery, and to all our supporters—donors, volunteers, and local funders like the Harpur Trust and Connolly Founda…” (source page)
Harpur Trust — “Thank you to The National Lottery, and to all our supporters—donors, volunteers, and local funders like the Harpur Trust and Connolly Founda…” (source page)
Connolly Foundation — “Thank you to The National Lottery, and to all our supporters—donors, volunteers, and local funders like the Harpur Trust and Connolly Founda…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

Neil Andrew Harrischair
Dr Richard James Gallivan
Janet Margaret Herbert
Nyarai Jones · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£395k	£462k
31/03/2024	£427k	£389k
31/03/2023	£365k	£293k
31/03/2022	£247k	£226k
31/03/2021	£203k	£158k

Common questions

Is TIBBS DEMENTIA FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £195,395.34, which the trustees consider sufficient given agreed grants and funding agreements. The charity reported a net expenditure of £67,071.25 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £272,150.44 to £205,079.19. The trustees note that financial stability relies on grant funding and service contracts, with Lottery Funding of £333,417 recently awarded to support future activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TIBBS DEMENTIA FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TIBBS DEMENTIA FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE HARPUR TRUST, EXTRA MILE CHALLENGES, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, BIGGLESWADE.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HARPUR TRUST	FY2024	£148k	Diverse and underserved communities project
THE HARPUR TRUST	FY2022	£89k	Tibbs Dementia Foundation Building Connection and Confidence project.
EXTRA MILE CHALLENGES	FY2025	£8k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, BIGGLESWADE	FY2023	£3k	Country Fayre proceeds

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	26/04/2023	£10k	Starting and evolving 4 activity groups in Central Bedfordshire.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	23/09/2020	£10k	Grant to Tibbs Dementia Foundation
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	24/07/2020	£5k	Grant to Tibbs Dementia Foundation
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	09/04/2020	£8k	Grant to Tibbs Dementia Foundation
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	26/03/2018	£5k	Dementia outreach and wellbeing project