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THE LINDER FOUNDATION

Registered charity 267509 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ENID LINDER FOUNDATION

Latest income
£518k
Latest spending
£603k
Registered
1974
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £70,883 within an Income Fund, supported by a total capital fund of £19,078,447. The trustees report that the investment portfolio performed satisfactorily with a 4.1% return, and the charity remains reliant on investment income to fund its charitable grants.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to wholly distribute the income for the year whilst retaining capital for the maintenance and growth of the Fund (held: £71k)
“Trustees have a balanced investment policy and aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which is sufficient to wholly distribute the income for the year whilst retaining capital for the maintenance and growth of the Fund.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by R E Jones & Co.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£518k
Total spending
£603k
Cost of raising funds
£91k
Reserves (reported)
£71k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£518k£603k
31/03/2024£515k£559k
31/03/2023£498k£566k
31/03/2022£635k£617k
31/03/2021£654k£1.2m

Common questions

Is THE LINDER FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £70,883 within an Income Fund, supported by a total capital fund of £19,078,447. The trustees report that the investment portfolio performed satisfactorily with a 4.1% return, and the charity remains reliant on investment income to fund its charitable grants. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by R E Jones & Co.

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE CLAUDE AND SOFIA MARION FOUNDATION1£134k
THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUST1£42k
THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION1£20k
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED1£10k
THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATION1£2k
BIRKDALE TRUST FOR HEARING IMPAIRED LTD1£1k

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