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THE RUTH STRAUSS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1183221 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£2.3m
Latest spending
£2.4m
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net profit of £141k for the year ended 31 March 2024, with total income of £2,338k. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate cash reserves to settle liabilities for at least 12 months, and the auditor found no material uncertainties related to going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: unclear
“Employees paid in excess of £60,000 during the current year and previous year: 2”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 2
“Employees paid in excess of £60,000 during the current year and previous year: 2”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: estimated £3.2m (held: £3.4m)
“The target free reserves are estimated £3.2m of which £2.0m is designated specifically for mission services. In the unlikely event that the charity should cease or experience an unexpected shortfall in income, there is a contingency of £1.2m”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees donated prizes for auction.
“During the year 4 trustees (2023: 2 trustees) donated prizes for the auction at various events which resulted in £25,500 (2023: £7,350) income.” — page 42
“One trustee (2023: 0 trustee) contributed to the fundraising by winning prizes to the sum of £25,000 (2023: £0).” — page 42
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee won prizes.
“During the year 4 trustees (2023: 2 trustees) donated prizes for the auction at various events which resulted in £25,500 (2023: £7,350) income.” — page 42
“One trustee (2023: 0 trustee) contributed to the fundraising by winning prizes to the sum of £25,000 (2023: £0).” — page 42
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees made cash donations.
“During the year 4 trustees (2023: 2 trustees) donated prizes for the auction at various events which resulted in £25,500 (2023: £7,350) income.” — page 42
“One trustee (2023: 0 trustee) contributed to the fundraising by winning prizes to the sum of £25,000 (2023: £0).” — page 42
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: RSFT Limited
“The Foundation has a wholly owned subsidiary company, RSFT Limited which carries out commercial and trading activities on behalf of the charitable foundation.” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Armstrong & Co.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Ruth Strauss 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 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.3m
Total spending
£2.4m
Cost of raising funds
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£3.2m
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~15.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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£2.3m£2.4m
31/03/2024£2.3m£2.2m
31/03/2023£2.6m£1.9m
31/03/2022£2.2m£940k
31/03/2021£1.2m£451k

Common questions

Is THE RUTH STRAUSS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net profit of £141k for the year ended 31 March 2024, with total income of £2,338k. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate cash reserves to settle liabilities for at least 12 months, and the auditor found no material uncertainties related to going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Armstrong & Co.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE RUTH STRAUSS FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the unclear band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE RUTH STRAUSS FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE RUTH STRAUSS FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE WARWICK TRUST, THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FREDDIE GREEN AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE SANDHU CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE AMAR FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE WARWICK TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE FREDDIE GREEN AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE SANDHU CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£4k
THE AMAR FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
DRAGON CHRISTMAS CHARITY SALEFY2022£2k
DRAGON CHRISTMAS CHARITY SALEFY2025£750
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KING CHARLES THE MARTYR, TUNBRIDGE WELLSFY2023£126
D D MCPHAIL CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT CIOFY2024£0

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