THE MOULDING FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1192727 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grant making Foundation operating in the North of England which seeks to contribute to 1) the relief of sickness, advancing health & saving lives; 2) the relief of poverty, financial hardship and social exclusion; 3) advancing education, research & training to raise awareness of social issues; 4) the relief of suffering of young people with disabilities

Objects

The Moulding Foundation exists for the public benefit to pursue such charitable objects (according to the law of England and Wales) as the directors may in their discretion select, including but not limited to:- Contributing to the relief of sickness, advancing health and saving lives in the north of England and elsewhere; - Providing for the relief of poverty, financial hardship and social exclusion in the north of England and elsewhere.- Advancing public education, research and training aimed at raising awareness of social issues including but not limited to homelessness, domestic violence and alcohol and substance abuse;For the purpose of this clause 'social exclusion' means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one of more of the following factors: financial hardship; relationship and family breakdown; disability, poor housing (that is housing that does not meet basic habitable standards); substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; or crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society).- Relieving the suffering of young people suffering from disabilities in the north of England and elsewhere and helping them advance in life and relieving financial hardship of their families.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £8.6m at year-end, an increase from £6.5m in the prior year, primarily represented by investment holdings. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient to meet current grant commitments and ongoing administrative obligations. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £2.15m, driven by significant investment gains and donations, despite charitable expenditure of £3.6m.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Hurst Accountants Limited. Discloses 4 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.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~28.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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 (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ian William Armstrong
• Jodie Moulding
• Max Moulding

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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