TIM WHITE'S COUNTRYWIDE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1201929 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Assistance to individuals and organisations in the agricultural education and rural activities.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£119k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £3,616,330 to £3,589,166 due to a net loss on investments of £113,275 and charitable expenditure of £14,482, partially offset by donations of £3,500,000. The trustees report that reserves policy targets have been maintained, with unrestricted funds held at a level equivalent to between three and six months' expenditure or £200,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the financial statements were materially non-compliant.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% of income)
“Donations and legacies 3,500,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between three and six month's expenditure or £200,000 (held: £3.6m)
“It Is the policy of the Foundation that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month's expenditure or £200,000.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2024)

Total income
£3.6m
Total spending
£6k
Reserves (reported)
£200k
Employees
0

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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£119k£33k
05/04/2024£3.6m£6k

Common questions

Is TIM WHITE'S COUNTRYWIDE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £3,616,330 to £3,589,166 due to a net loss on investments of £113,275 and charitable expenditure of £14,482, partially offset by donations of £3,500,000. The trustees report that reserves policy targets have been maintained, with unrestricted funds held at a level equivalent to between three and six months' expenditure or £200,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the financial statements were materially non-compliant. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE OXFORDSHIRE BRANCH OF THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TIM WHITE'S COUNTRYWIDE FOUNDATION£119k—0unclear—no doubt
THE OXFORDSHIRE BRANCH OF THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND FY2024£371k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
BISHOPDOWN FARM COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL AND FARM FRIENDS FY2025£198k—0above—no doubt
BARHAM BENEVOLENT FOUNDATION FY2025£173k—0unclear—no doubt

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