WILFRID AND CONSTANCE CAVE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 241900 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CAVE FOUNDATION

The trustees decide at their half yearly meetings what grants they make. Nominations for grants are elicited by the individual trustees who are empowered to put forward proposals for donations to be made on an annual basis, both locally and nationally as well as additional donations on an ad hoc basis.

Objects

SUCH BODIES, ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANISATIONS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME SELECT.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Windsor and Maidenhead, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£154k
Latest spending
£231k
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased from £4,691,106 to £4,571,182 due to a net expenditure of £76,588 exceeding investment income of £154,493. The trustees report that reserves are sufficient to meet financial obligations on a twelve-month rolling basis and maintain charitable giving objectives. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to meet administration costs and to take fresh initiatives or respond to future/emergency funding of grants on a twelve month rolling basis (reserves figure: £4.6m)
“The trustees recognise the need to maintain reserves to ensure the charity can meet its financial obligations on a twelve month rolling basis. In particular, the charity needs to ensure that there are sufficient funds to meet administration costs and to take fresh initiatives or respond to future/emergency funding of grants.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity made grants during the period to The Story Museum, Oxford of £5,000 (2024: £5,000). Ms K Pickin, who is a member of the donations committee, is involved with the charity.
“The charity made grants during the period to The Story Museum, Oxford of £5,000 (2024: £5,000). Ms K Pickin, who is a member of the donations committee, is involved with the charity.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Butt Miller. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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
05/04/2025£154k£231k
05/04/2024£189k£182k
05/04/2023£136k£166k
05/04/2022£134k£216k
05/04/2021£140k£142k

Common questions

Is WILFRID AND CONSTANCE CAVE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased from £4,691,106 to £4,571,182 due to a net expenditure of £76,588 exceeding investment income of £154,493. The trustees report that reserves are sufficient to meet financial obligations on a twelve-month rolling basis and maintain charitable giving objectives. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Butt Miller.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WILFRID AND CONSTANCE CAVE FOUNDATION£154k—0unclear—no doubt
GRAFF FOUNDATION FY2025£1.4m—0above—no doubt
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£245k—0unclear—no doubt
VISCOUNT AMORY'S CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£458k—0unclear—no doubt
THE VIVIENNE AND SAMUEL COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£162k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW QUADRANT FOUNDATION FY2025£50k—0above—no doubt

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