EWING FOUNDATION
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity is operating at a significant deficit, with total expenditure of £600,418 exceeding total income of £217,075 for the year. The trustees report that current reserves are insufficient to cover ongoing costs and predict they will only provide services for a further 5-6 years unless the financial situation improves. Consequently, the charity is dependent on drawing down its unrestricted reserves to meet its commitments.
What the accounts disclose
“We predict our current level of reserves will only provide services for a further 5-6 years, unless we can dramatically improve this situation. Trustees remain concerned about this.” — page 5
“The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis as the charity are able to use their reserves to fund their day to day activities. Based on the current years figures the charity have enough reserves to continue operating for 5-6 years.” — page 16
“During the period the charity received a donation of £47,200 (2024: £47,200) from Ovingdean Hall Foundation, a charity in which the Ewing Foundation has the power to appoint the trustees. There were no conditions attached to the donation. The balance due from Ovingdean Hall Foundation at the year end was £Nil (2024: £170) and is included in trade debtors.” — page 31
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (01/11/2024)
Trustees
- Brian Lamb OBE
- Edward Moore
- HAMISH MCALPINE
- LINDSEY ROUSSEAU
- LORD GEOFFREY ROBERT JAMES BORWICK
- SUSAN KNOWLES
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £217k | £600k |
| 31/03/2024 | £253k | £595k |
| 31/03/2023 | £674k | £611k |
| 31/03/2022 | £249k | £507k |
| 31/03/2021 | £304k | £481k |
Common questions
Is EWING FOUNDATION financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity is operating at a significant deficit, with total expenditure of £600,418 exceeding total income of £217,075 for the year. The trustees report that current reserves are insufficient to cover ongoing costs and predict they will only provide services for a further 5-6 years unless the financial situation improves. Consequently, the charity is dependent on drawing down its unrestricted reserves to meet its commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds EWING FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name EWING FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include OVINGDEAN HALL FOUNDATION, THE SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND HEARING FOUNDATION, THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Shared trustees with funders
- HAMISH MCALPINE — trustee here and at OVINGDEAN HALL FOUNDATION
- LINDSEY ROUSSEAU — trustee here and at OVINGDEAN HALL FOUNDATION
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| OVINGDEAN HALL FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £47k |
| OVINGDEAN HALL FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £47k |
| OVINGDEAN HALL FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £47k |
| THE SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND HEARING FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £6k |
| THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £4k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MOTABILITY | 1 | £133k |
| AKO FOUNDATION | 1 | £123k |
| CHILDLIFE | 1 | £103k |
| HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £98k |
| THE BUFFINI CHAO FOUNDATION | 1 | £40k |
| THE PENNIES FOUNDATION | 1 | £24k |
| THE COSARAF CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £18k |
| THE BATCHWORTH TRUST | 1 | £15k |