DAVID YARROW FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1202968 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as David Yarrow Family Foundation

To promote education in the arts of people studying at university or higher education in the U.K awarding to such persons scholarships and or maintenance allowances and to assist in the treatment and care of young persons suffering from cancer by providing such grants as needed to assist with such treatment.

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

Latest income
£972k
Latest spending
£947k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity secured £351,322 in donations during its short eight-month period of operation, resulting in a net income of £317,027. The trustees acknowledge their responsibility for keeping accounting records and preparing financial statements that give a true and fair view. The charity maintains unrestricted funds of £317,027, which the trustees intend to use to cover committed donations, grants, and estimated operating expenses.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate liquid reserves... to cover... a years estimated operating expenses (held: £317k)
“The trustees will ensure adequate liquid reserves are maintained so as cover both committed but as yet unpaid donations and grants as well as a years estimated operating expenses.”
Per its FY2023 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 31/12/2024)

Total income
£972k
Total spending
£947k
Cost of raising funds
£495k
Reserves (reported)
£342k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 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: 50.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£972k£947k
31/12/2023£351k£34k

Common questions

Is DAVID YARROW FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that the charity secured £351,322 in donations during its short eight-month period of operation, resulting in a net income of £317,027. The trustees acknowledge their responsibility for keeping accounting records and preparing financial statements that give a true and fair view. The charity maintains unrestricted funds of £317,027, which the trustees intend to use to cover committed donations, grants, and estimated operating expenses. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DAVID YARROW FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DAVID YARROW FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE KATE & JUSTIN ROSE FOUNDATION (UK).

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE KATE & JUSTIN ROSE FOUNDATION (UK)FY2024£5k

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRIENDS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DAVID YARROW FOUNDATION£972k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY FY2024£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE JAMEEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION UK FY2024£2.0m—0unclear—no doubt
HUMAN PRACTICE FOUNDATION UK FY2025£184k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ALBERT DAWSON EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£119k—0unclear—no doubt
DAVID LAING FOUNDATION FY2025£350k—0above—no doubt

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