DELAMERE DAIRY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1191627 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We welcome applications for grants £1000 to £5000 from charities and organisations whose purpose fits with our objects: The advancement of agriculture / environmental protection; The advancement in life of young people by developing their capabilities so that they may mature as contributory members of society; The relief of financial hardship; The advancement of education; The relief of sickness.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:THE ADVANCEMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;THE ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR CAPABILITIES SO THAT THEY MAY MATURE AS CONTRIBUTORY MEMBERS OF SOCIETYTHE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS IN ALL CASES BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT THE TRUSTEES DISCRETION INCLUDING IN SUPPORT TO CHARITIES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS FURTHERING THESE PURPOSES WHICH MAY BE NOMINATED BY THE STAFF OF DELAMERE DAIRY LTD OR THROUGH THE DELAMERE DAIRY FOUNDATION NOMINATION PROCESS’.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Cheshire East, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,035,996 at the end of the financial year, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover expected annual administrative and governance costs. The charity reported a net income of £301,826, driven by donations from a related party and significant investment gains. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Delamere Dairy — “The Foundation is run by independent trustees and grant panel members who consider applications for funding in line with the Foundation’s ob…” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 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 (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• EDWARD JOHN SALTchair
• Elizabeth Anne Sutton
• Nicholas John Heywood Collins

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS.

• THE DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS income £93k
• THE DELMAN CHARITABLE TRUST income £51k
• LOVE DEREHAM income £43k
• THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.1m
• DARNALL FA LIMITED income £169k
• THE DAY FOUNDATION income £172k

Side by side with its peers

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