HENRY SALE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1167903 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of rural countryside industries, pursuits, sports and leisure activities.The prevention of social exclusion and assistance with the reintegration of those who have suffered social exclusion.Supporting children with learning difficulties through educationThe promotion of community participation in healthy recreation.

Objects

OBJECTSTHE TRUSTEES MUST APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN FURTHERING THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS;FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ANY EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ANY OTHER PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:ADVANCING RURAL AND COUNTRYSIDE INDUSTRIES, PURSUITS, SPORTS AND OTHER LEISURE ACTIVITIES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY(1) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS PERTAINING TO THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE COUNTRYSIDE AND(2) ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO ENJOY AND PRESERVE THE OPEN COUNTRY AND RURAL AMENITIES;PROMOTING SOCIAL INCLUSION BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY;ADVANCING EDUCATION BY SUPPORTING PERSONS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES; AND PROMOTING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVISION OF OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, TRAINING, COACHING AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF AMATEUR SPORTS AND SUCH OTHER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT ARE CAPABLE OF PROMOTING HEALTH RECREATION.

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North West Leicestershire, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£50k
Latest spending
£52k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £25,530 from £27,462 in the prior year, while total expenditure exceeded total income, resulting in a net expenditure of £1,932. The trustees confirm that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis, asserting that current funds and expected income are sufficient to continue operations for the next twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one third of income (net of expenses) (reserves figure: £26k)
“The Charity’s reserves policy is to retain one third of income (net of expenses) but also to aim to distribute funds over and above this reserve.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2022

  • Volunteers: 5

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 29/03/2024, 58 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Henry Sale Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£50k£52k
31/03/2024£24k£54k
31/03/2023£5k£35k
31/03/2022£76k£34k
31/03/2021£28k£19k

Common questions

Is HENRY SALE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £25,530 from £27,462 in the prior year, while total expenditure exceeded total income, resulting in a net expenditure of £1,932. The trustees confirm that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis, asserting that current funds and expected income are sufficient to continue operations for the next twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HENRY SALE FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HENRY SALE FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include DEMENTIA ADVENTURE TRUST, THE DAVID WILSON FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
DEMENTIA ADVENTURE TRUSTFY2025£10kFunding for Green Letter Days
THE DAVID WILSON FOUNDATIONFY2022Unverified read£3k
THE DAVID WILSON FOUNDATIONFY2023£500

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SURREY CARE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HENRY SALE FOUNDATION£50k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SURREY CARE TRUST FY2025£2.2m——unclear—no doubt
COMPASSION IN ACTION FY2025£801k—0above—no doubt
HELA SARANA FY2025£39k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HARLEY JAE TRUST FY2025£57k—0unclear—no doubt
SEEND TRUST FY2025£48k—0above—no doubt

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