THE ELWYN THOMAS MEMORIAL FUND

Registered charity 1187142 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · filing overdue (register status)

To hold the net residuary estate of the late Mr Thomas Elwyn Thomas and the income thereof upon trust to pay, transfer or apply the same to or for the benefit of such of the Charities (listed at clause 8(a) of Mr Thomas' will) and if more than one in such shares and in such manner generally as the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion think fit.

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Latest income

£156k

Latest spending

£22k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is winding up its operations, intending to dispose of all assets and distribute funds to beneficiaries by the end of 2025. Consequently, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,401,054, which exceeds its stated policy target of sufficient cash to meet expenses and distributions within a twelve-month period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient cash reserves to meets its expenses and distributions to potential beneficiaries within a twelve month period (held: £3.4m)

“The charity's policy is to have sufficient cash reserves to meets its expenses and distributions to potential beneficiaries within a twelve month period.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)

“The charity is intending to dispose of all its assets and distribute funds to various beneficiaries by the end of 2025, in light of this the accounts have not been prepared on a going concern basis.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2023) → not a going concern (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2021)

Total income

£550k

Total spending

£503k

Reserves (reported)

£47k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Edward Body
GRAHAM IAN MURDOCH · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2025	—	—
30/04/2024	£156k	£22k
30/04/2023	£62k	£87k
30/04/2022	£105k	£4.0m
30/04/2021	£550k	£503k

Common questions

Is THE ELWYN THOMAS MEMORIAL FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is winding up its operations, intending to dispose of all assets and distribute funds to beneficiaries by the end of 2025. Consequently, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,401,054, which exceeds its stated policy target of sufficient cash to meet expenses and distributions within a twelve-month period. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE JD FOUNDATION	1	£561k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£183k
STARLOW CHARITIES LIMITED	1	£70k
GOLDHEART CHARITY LIMITED	1	£53k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER	1	£20k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£12k
WISEHEIGHTS LIMITED	1	£12k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE THOMAS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE THOMAS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST income £946k
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM income £834k
TEHILOIS YOEL income £187k
1692 income £462k
TOIMCHEI SHABBOS MANCHESTER income £752k
THE ELIEZER FOUNDATION income £267k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ELWYN THOMAS MEMORIAL FUND	£156k	—	unclear	—	not going concern
THE THOMAS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£946k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025	£834k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TEHILOIS YOEL FY2025	£187k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1692 FY2025	£462k	—	within	—	no doubt
TOIMCHEI SHABBOS MANCHESTER FY2024	£752k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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