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THE HENRY MOORE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 271370 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HMF

To advance the education of the public by the promotion of their appreciationof the fine arts and in particular the works of Henry Moore

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£8.0m
Latest spending
£6.1m
Registered
1976
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total funds of £129,052,551, with a general reserve of £1,908,108. The trustees aim to maintain a general reserve equivalent to twelve months of unrestricted charitable expenditure, noting that the current net requirement for 2025/26 operating costs is £4,180,583. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £150,001 - £160,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)
“In the band £150,001 - £160,000 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.9m; policy: twelve months of unrestricted charitable expenditure)
“The current net requirement for the 2025/26 operating costs is £4,180,583; the General Reserve is £3,351,553; the charity additionally holds reserves of £1,908,108; together these sums adequately meet this requirement.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Foundation received a deed of covenant distribution from its subsidiary, HMF Enterprises Ltd of £64,432.
“During the year, the Foundation received a deed of covenant distribution from its subsidiary, HMF Enterprises Ltd of £64,432 (2024 - £555,651). A recharge totalling £91,373 (2024 - £123,013) was made to the subsidiary for costs paid by the Foundation.” — page 64
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: HMF Enterprises Limited
“The Henry Moore Foundation has a wholly owned trading subsidiary company, HMF Enterprises Limited (Company Number 1262112)” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PEM Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Corporate structure

HMF ENTERPRISES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £210k

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

11 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (9 freehold); recorded price paid £190k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£8.0m
Total spending
£6.1m
Cost of raising funds
£466k
Reserves (reported)
£5.3m
Employees
100

Reported reserves equal ~10.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (54% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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
31/03/2025£8.0m£6.1m
31/03/2024£8.9m£6.7m
31/03/2023£3.6m£5.9m
31/03/2022£3.2m£5.3m
31/03/2021£3.2m£5.0m

Common questions

Is THE HENRY MOORE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total funds of £129,052,551, with a general reserve of £1,908,108. The trustees aim to maintain a general reserve equivalent to twelve months of unrestricted charitable expenditure, noting that the current net requirement for 2025/26 operating costs is £4,180,583. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PEM Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE HENRY MOORE FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £150,001 - £160,000 band.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ELIZABETH FRANKLAND MOORE AND STAR FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE HENRY MOORE FOUNDATION£8.0m£150,001 - £160,000—below—no doubt
THE ELIZABETH FRANKLAND MOORE AND STAR FOUNDATION FY2025£444k—0above—no doubt
JOHN MOORES FOUNDATION FY2025£613k£60,000 - £70,0001below—no doubt
HA MEEM FOUNDATION FY2025£496k—0below—no doubt
THE CRANBROOK FOUNDATION FY2025£520k—0unclear—no doubt
SIR JOHN MOORE'S SCHOOL AND EXHIBITION FOUNDATION FY2025£145k—0unclear—no doubt

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