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THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 273298 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Foundation makes grants to charitable bodies in accordance with the objects set out in the trust deed. In addition to supporting local and national charities,mainly on a regular basis,the Foundation has made overseas grants to advance education,relieve poverty,sickness,and suffering some of which have been caused by conflict and disasters.

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

Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated gross income of £1,600,539 to fund total grants and costs of £1,482,621, resulting in a net increase in unrestricted funds. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's 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

Reserves policy: £220,000 (held: £506k)
“The Trustees have agreed an amount of £220,000 and they use this amount when making decisions regarding expenditure at each Trustee meeting.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations were made to Melplash Agricultural Society, of which J R B Bowditch and R J King are trustees.
“J R B Bowditch (trustee) is a trustee of Melplash Agricultural Society. During the year, donations made to Melplash Agricultural Society amounted to £15,000 (2024 - £16,000).” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Laverstock Properties Limited
“They may also retain the 100 ordinary shares of £1 each in Laverstock Properties Limited which is a dormant company in case of need.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Scott Vevers Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£476k
Reserves (reported)
£506k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% 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: 29.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dorset · Ecuador · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Hampshire · Lesotho · Malawi · Nepal · Pakistan · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · Ukraine

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.6m£1.5m
31/03/2024£1.6m£1.7m
31/03/2023£1.6m£1.5m
31/03/2022£1.4m£1.6m
31/03/2021£1.2m£1.0m

Common questions

Is THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated gross income of £1,600,539 to fund total grants and costs of £1,482,621, resulting in a net increase in unrestricted funds. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Scott Vevers Ltd.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE GENERATIONAL FOUNDATION1£500k
JEREMY COLLER FOUNDATION1£230k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST1£25k
THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION1£6k
THE DULVERTON TRUST1£5k
WHITEHEAD MONCKTON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£3k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION£1.6m—0above—no doubt
THE OCTOPUS FOUNDATION FY2025£329k—0unclear—no doubt
KHOO TECK PUAT UK FOUNDATION FY2025£5.2m—0below—no doubt
THE GENERATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2024£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
Coller Family Foundation FY2025£230k—0below—no doubt
THE ELIZABETH FRANKLAND MOORE AND STAR FOUNDATION FY2025£444k—0above—no doubt

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