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THE DAVE GAVIN FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1208969 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Foundation operates primarily by providing grants to registered charities. The Trustees currently have a preference for supporting secular registered charities based in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, particularly those working in the following areas: Nature and habitat restoration; The generation of clean energy; and Pollution reduction, including reducing anthropogenic greenhouse gas.

Objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

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

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Latest income
£290k
Latest spending
£25k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Foundation held unrestricted reserves of £264,939, all represented by cash, with no fixed minimum reserves requirement due to having no employees or material recurring operating commitments. The filing notes that the Foundation incurred no operating expenses during the period and received £289,939 in total income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (100% of income)
“The Foundation received £289,629 in donations and £310 of investment income during the period.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: no fixed minimum reserves requirement (held: £265k)
“The Foundation has no fixed minimum reserves requirement as it has no employees or material recurring operating commitments.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from related party
“Viridian Solar Limited, a company of which Stuart Elmes, Chair and Trustee, is a director, donated £289,629 to the Foundation during the period. There were no amounts outstanding to or from Viridian Solar Limited at the period end.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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
31/12/2025£290k£25k

Common questions

Is THE DAVE GAVIN FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Foundation held unrestricted reserves of £264,939, all represented by cash, with no fixed minimum reserves requirement due to having no employees or material recurring operating commitments. The filing notes that the Foundation incurred no operating expenses during the period and received £289,939 in total income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.