ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED

Registered charity 273810 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Distribution of funds to other charitable institutions, with particular reference to medical research

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £42,011,680, an increase from the previous year's £40,696,519. The charity reported a net income of £1,315,161, driven by significant net gains on investments, while total resources expended were £1,912,783. The trustees confirmed 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

Accounts audited by Parker Cavendish. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 00891749

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.

• HUGHES, Helen Elizabeth, Dr — director, appointed 05/10/2018on trustee list
• COLERIDGE, Paul James Duke, Sir — director, appointed 18/10/2017not on trustee list
• BODEY, Margaret Ruth, Lady — director, appointed 14/05/2013on trustee list
• CONDON, Melanie Clare Lydiate — director, appointed 23/04/2008on trustee list
• TOMLINSON, Matthew, Reverend — director, appointed 23/04/2008on trustee list
• PRICE, Richard Peter Jeremy, Mr. — directoron trustee list
• COLERIDGE, Alice — secretary, appointed 28/01/2026

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Helen Elizabeth Hughes · trustee of 1 other charity
• LADY MARGARET RUTH BODEY · trustee of 1 other charity
• MELANIE CLARE LYDIATE CONDON · trustee of 1 other charity
• RICHARD PETER JEREMY PRICE · trustee of 3 other charities
• Rev MATTHEW TOMLINSON · trustee of 1 other charity
• SIR PAUL JAMES DUKE COLERIDGE KT. · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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