LONGLEIGH FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1169016 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The award of grants for (I) the relief of persons in need though poverty, age, chronic sickness or disability (whether physical or mental) and in particular the relief of such persons by the provision of housing and associated facilities, amenities or services; and (2) research into subjects that impact on (1).

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £1,402,405 from £1,248,787 in the prior year, driven primarily by donations from Stonewater Ltd. Total expenditure was £1,248,373, resulting in a net surplus, while unrestricted reserves of £230,807 exceeded the stated short-term policy minimum of £121,390.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“1 employee received emoluments between £70,000 - £80,000 for the year ended 30 June 2025” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“1 employee received emoluments between £70,000 - £80,000 for the year ended 30 June 2025” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 5.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Indirect operating costs have been apportioned to the activity based on the estimated staff time spent on each activity. This is 5% to raising funds” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months' forecast operating costs (held: £231k)
“Our short-term reserves policy: Hold unrestricted cash equal to at least three months’ forecast operating costs, including salaries. The current minimum is £121,390” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from principal donor Stonewater Ltd.
“Longleigh Foundation is primarily funded through donations from Stonewater Limited. The trustees confirm that the charity’s activities will always align with its social objects. Any benefit to Stonewater Limited from the Longleigh Foundation’s activities is incidental and outweighed by our charitable objectives. Please see note 16 for further Related Party transaction details.” — page 27
“During the year, the Longleigh Foundation received Company Secretarial services from Stonewater Limited.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Company secretarial services provided by Stonewater Limited.
“Longleigh Foundation is primarily funded through donations from Stonewater Limited. The trustees confirm that the charity’s activities will always align with its social objects. Any benefit to Stonewater Limited from the Longleigh Foundation’s activities is incidental and outweighed by our charitable objectives. Please see note 16 for further Related Party transaction details.” — page 27
“During the year, the Longleigh Foundation received Company Secretarial services from Stonewater Limited.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£55k
Reserves (reported)
£231k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~2.2 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 (76% 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: 3.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£1.4m£1.2m
30/06/2024£1.2m£1.2m
30/06/2023£1.2m£1.6m
30/06/2022£2.4m£1.5m
30/06/2021£4.0m£1.8m

Common questions

Is LONGLEIGH FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £1,402,405 from £1,248,787 in the prior year, driven primarily by donations from Stonewater Ltd. Total expenditure was £1,248,373, resulting in a net surplus, while unrestricted reserves of £230,807 exceeded the stated short-term policy minimum of £121,390. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of LONGLEIGH FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds LONGLEIGH FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LONGLEIGH FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include FUSION21 FOUNDATION, THE DAGNY RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
FUSION21 FOUNDATIONFY2025£30kMainstream grants programme
FUSION21 FOUNDATIONFY2024£23kMainstream grants programme
THE DAGNY RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ADDERSTONE FOUNDATION1£1.2m
BOOST CHARITABLE TRUST1£7k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LONGLEVENS (GLOUCESTER) COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LONGLEIGH FOUNDATION£1.4m£70,001 - £80,0001above5.0%no doubt
LONGLEVENS (GLOUCESTER) COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2024£601k—0above—no doubt
THE PURI FOUNDATION FY2025£5.3m—0above—no doubt
PERSONAL BEST FOUNDATION FY2025£135k—0below—no doubt
THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION FY2024£956k—0above—no doubt
THE PAULINE AVIGES-GRAHAM FOUNDATION FY2025£119k—0unclear—no doubt

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