The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation

Registered charity 1170682 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FRAMLINGHAM FOUNDATION TRUST

To make grants principally in respect of drama, music and arts teaching at Thomas Mills School and, secondarily, to make grants for other applications by pupils at Thomas Mills School in relation to sports and other activities

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Latest income
£895k
Latest spending
£876k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the financial statements were examined by an independent examiner who found no material issues with accounting records or compliance. The examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further attention for a proper understanding of the financial statements.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£895k
Total spending
£876k
Cost of raising funds
£186k
Reserves (reported)
£263k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 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: 20.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£895k£876k
31/12/2023£372k£466k
31/12/2022£18k£112k
31/12/2021£136k£163k
31/12/2020£374£70k

Common questions

Is The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the financial statements were examined by an independent examiner who found no material issues with accounting records or compliance. The examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further attention for a proper understanding of the financial statements. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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
SONGDALE LIMITED1£8k
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST1£4k
Q CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FILEY FOUNDATION LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation£895k——unclear—no doubt
FILEY FOUNDATION LTD FY2025£271k—0above—no doubt
STANFORD FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED FY2025£1.0m—0above—no doubt
The Grocott Family Foundation FY2025£926k—0unclear—no doubt
WINDSOR ROAD FOUNDATION FY2025£101kUnder £60,0000above—no doubt
HA MEEM FOUNDATION FY2025£496k—0below—no doubt

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