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SHROPSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1200018 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£150k
Latest spending
£67k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that free/unrestricted reserves amounted to £8,747 at year end, which is significantly below the charity's stated objective of holding up to one year's running costs. The charity reported total income of £619,362 and charitable expenditure of £7,522, with the majority of assets held in endowment funds.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: up to an equivalent of one year's running costs (held: £9k)
“SCF's objective, however, is to hold up to an equivalent of one year's running costs in unrestricted reserves” — page 5
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Shropshire Community Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£619k
Total spending
£8k
Reserves (reported)
£9k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~14.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Shropshire · Telford & Wrekin

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£150k£67k
31/03/2024£117k£53k
31/03/2023£619k£8k

Common questions

Is SHROPSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that free/unrestricted reserves amounted to £8,747 at year end, which is significantly below the charity's stated objective of holding up to one year's running costs. The charity reported total income of £619,362 and charitable expenditure of £7,522, with the majority of assets held in endowment funds. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

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