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THE DIXON FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1189898 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Dixon Foundation was formed in 2020. It is a UK-based charity that nurtures positive change for the future of our planet. We offer funding to projects which make a demonstrable difference towards creating a more sustainable world. The Trustees also acquire land for conservation and to create natural capital for the benefit of the world. Further details at www.thedixonfoundation.org.uk

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Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£398k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £5,291,779, which are in excess of its stated reserves policy target of £250,000 for anticipated grant-making activity and costs. The charity reported a net income of £1,058,660 for the year, driven by investment gains and donations, while maintaining a minimal administrative cost structure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to cover its anticipated grant making activity and costs for the ensuing 12 months. For 2025 this is £250,000 (held: £5.3m)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain the level of its funds, which are unrestricted, at a level sufficient to cover its anticipated grant making activity and costs for the ensuing 12 months. For 2025 this is £250,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PKF Francis Clark. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

WATCHET RESTORATION LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Amounts owed to group undertakings: £992
LEIGHON RESTORATION LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

    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.

    Official officers record.

    Property (HM Land Registry)

    6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold); recorded price paid £5.1m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

    Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

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

    Total income
    £1.1m
    Total spending
    £398k
    Reserves (reported)
    £5.3m
    Employees
    1

    Reported reserves equal ~159.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

    Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (92% 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).

    Register events

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/12/2024£1.1m£398k
    31/12/2023£360k£399k
    31/12/2022£4.0m£774k
    31/12/2021£8.0m£281k
    31/12/2020£6k£4k

    Common questions

    Is THE DIXON FOUNDATION financially healthy?

    Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £5,291,779, which are in excess of its stated reserves policy target of £250,000 for anticipated grant-making activity and costs. The charity reported a net income of £1,058,660 for the year, driven by investment gains and donations, while maintaining a minimal administrative cost structure. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by PKF Francis Clark.

    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
    NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£7k
    THE GROCERS' CHARITY1£5k

    Charities like this

    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DAVID FORBES-NIXON FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    THE DIXON FOUNDATION£1.1m—0above—no doubt
    DAVID FORBES-NIXON FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2024£319k£70,000 - £79,999—above—no doubt
    PETER DIXON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£132k—0unclear—no doubt
    THE GREAT DIXTER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£2.6mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
    FOUX FOUNDATION FY2025£200k—0unclear—no doubt
    THE MCCARTHY-DIXON FOUNDATION FY2025£492k—0unclear—no doubt

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