THE RATCLIFF FOUNDATION

Registered charity 222441 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grants are made to such charitable organisations as the trustees decide, particularly but not exclusively to those based in The Midlands and Wales. The Charity is not able to make grants to individuals.

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Latest income

£209k

Latest spending

£232k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £131,813 for the year ended 5 April 2025, driven primarily by an unrealised loss on investments of £190,966. Despite this, the trustees confirmed that the charity remains a going concern with adequate funds to meet obligations for the foreseeable future. The charity holds total net assets of £4,133,422, comprising an unrestricted income fund of £28,833 and a restricted endowed fund of £4,104,589.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grant from FR Ratcliff Charitable Settlement (68% of income)

“Grant from FR Ratcliff Charitable Settlement 67,761”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID MARTIN RATCLIFFchair · trustee of 2 other charities
CHRISTOPHER JOHN GUPWELL · trustee of 3 other charities
GILLIAN MARY THORPE · trustee of 1 other charity
Mrs Pauline Key · trustee of 2 other charities
Stuart Roger Ratcliff · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£209k	£232k
05/04/2024	£198k	£199k
05/04/2023	£211k	£208k
05/04/2022	£178k	£189k
05/04/2021	£192k	£213k

Common questions

Is THE RATCLIFF FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £131,813 for the year ended 5 April 2025, driven primarily by an unrealised loss on investments of £190,966. Despite this, the trustees confirmed that the charity remains a going concern with adequate funds to meet obligations for the foreseeable future. The charity holds total net assets of £4,133,422, comprising an unrestricted income fund of £28,833 and a restricted endowed fund of £4,104,589. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£60k
THE HAPPY BABY COMMUNITY	1	£29k

Charities like this

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

THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION income £867k
THE GREENCLIFFE FOUNDATION LTD income £101.8m
CLARK FOUNDATION income £256k
BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUBS OF WALES income £748k
THE STOCKWELL/CLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST income £565k
RACHEL CHARITABLE TRUST income £5.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE RATCLIFF FOUNDATION	£209k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION FY2025	£867k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GREENCLIFFE FOUNDATION LTD FY2024	£101.8m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CLARK FOUNDATION FY2025	£256k	—	above	—	no doubt
BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUBS OF WALES FY2025	£748k	—	unclear	—	noted
THE STOCKWELL/CLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£565k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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