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THE CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1188257 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity makes grants in furtherance of its charitable purposes

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£639k
Latest spending
£558k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £460,412, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of approximately six months of known charitable expenditure (£279,000). The charity reported a net movement in funds of £81,348, driven primarily by donations from Charles Russell Speechlys LLP, while total charitable expenditure amounted to £558,051.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months known charitable expenditure (held: £460k)
“The Charity receives its funds on an annual basis and aims to maintain reserves in unrestricted and uncommitted funds at a level which equates to approximately six months known charitable expenditure. This should provide sufficient funds for grants committed in any one financial year and to cover six months committed spend for support and governance costs, amounting to £279,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Charles Russell Speechlys Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)

Total income
£639k
Total spending
£558k
Reserves (reported)
£460k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~9.9 months of spending — above 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£639k£558k
30/04/2024£548k£493k
30/04/2023£504k£300k
30/04/2022£387k£359k
30/04/2021£344k£251k

Common questions

Is THE CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £460,412, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of approximately six months of known charitable expenditure (£279,000). The charity reported a net movement in funds of £81,348, driven primarily by donations from Charles Russell Speechlys LLP, while total charitable expenditure amounted to £558,051. Its FY2025 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
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NORTHUMBERLAND NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION1£40k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER1£20k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£12k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND1£5k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS FOUNDATION£639k—0unclear—no doubt
MOSTAFAVI FOUNDATION FY2025£144k—0below—no doubt
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION FY2025£2.6m—0unclear—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT FY2025£120k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHARTLEY FOUNDATION FY2024£242k—0unclear—no doubt

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