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THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1195787 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General Charitable Purposes. Trustees Do Not accept any unsolicited applications

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

Latest income
£3.4m
Latest spending
£3.2m
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves in a deficit of £470,617, which the trustees acknowledge may arise from the timing of transfers from expendable endowment funds. Total funds stand at £42,827,343, supported by significant investment assets managed by Coutts & Co. The trustees confirm that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investments (60% of income)
“During the year under review income totalling £3,421,149 (2024: £2,886,857) consisting of investment income £1,383,819 (2024: £1,195,315) and transfers from endowments of £2,037,330 (2024: £1,691,542).” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-471k)
“As at 5 April 2025 free reserves were a deficit of £470,617 (2024 deficit: £1,053,342).” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from settlors
“During the year under review, donations received from the settlors amounted to £1,010,000 (2024: £541,000) with £250,000 (2024: £133,7500) gift aids claimed.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Blue Spire Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£4.7m
Total spending
£3.2m
Cost of raising funds
£217k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (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
05/04/2025£3.4m£3.2m
05/04/2024£2.9m£4.0m
05/04/2023£1.6m£2.0m
05/04/2022£501k£469k

Common questions

Is THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves in a deficit of £470,617, which the trustees acknowledge may arise from the timing of transfers from expendable endowment funds. Total funds stand at £42,827,343, supported by significant investment assets managed by Coutts & Co. The trustees confirm that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Blue Spire Limited.

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
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£323k
PRISM THE GIFT FUND1£219k
THE BORROWS CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CRANBROOK FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION£3.4m—0below—no doubt
THE CRANBROOK FOUNDATION FY2025£520k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TOMLINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£284k—0below—no doubt
The Brindle Foundation FY2025£2.3m—0below—no doubt
JOSEPH ETTEDGUI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£174k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HSWJ TRUST FY2025£112k—0unclear—no doubt

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