THE ELMA FOUNDATION (UK)

Registered charity 1176782 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ELMA UK FOUNDATION

The Charity is a grant-making charity, and it supports a range of charities which undertake activities and initiatives falling within the Charity's objects that improve the lives of children in Africa and the UK.

Causes: Disability · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £3,977,950, which is in excess of the charity's stated reserves policy target of covering one year's grant disbursements and operating expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, funded by donations from a trustee and interest income, while maintaining sufficient cash resources to meet commitments for at least the next 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Deloitte LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 10986594

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• RODERICK, Lance Dale — director, appointed 10/07/2025on trustee list
• GRAHAM, Elaine Li Yi — director, appointed 06/02/2018on trustee list
• CALDER, Clive Ian — director, appointed 28/09/2017on trustee list
• CALDER, Robyn Beverley — director, appointed 28/09/2017on trustee list
• DOUGLAS, Richard Edward — director, appointed 28/09/2017on trustee list
• LANCASTER, Martin — director, appointed 28/09/2017on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Reported reserves equal ~8.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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

• CLIVE CALDER
• ELAINE LI YI GRAHAM
• Lance Dale Roderick
• MARTIN LANCASTER
• RICHARD DOUGLAS
• ROBYN CALDER · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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