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KESWICK FOUNDATION LIMITED

Registered charity 278449 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To aid those in need in Hong Kong and Mainland China by assisting the charitable organisations to implement services that are new, pilot or filling gaps in the social welfare system.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£5.1m
Latest spending
£3.6m
Registered
1979
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net unrestricted surplus of HK$14,125,663 for the year ended 31 December 2024, supported by significant investment income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds amounted to HK$90,929,192, which exceeds the stated policy target of six months' general expenditure, indicating strong liquidity and financial stability.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £140,001 - £150,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)
“One employee's emolument fell within the band GBP140,000 - GBP150,000 in 2024” — page 19
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months’ general expenditure (held: £709.4m)
“The Company’s policy is to maintain a minimum level of non-designated unrestricted funds equal to six months’ general expenditure.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Dividend income from JMH
“Certain members of the Board of Directors are directors of JMH or affiliated with the directors of JMH. Dividend income of HK$44,987,077 (2023: HK$44,134,139) was received from the investment in JMH.” — page 21
“Devon House rent of HK$1,221,696 was donated from JMH in 2024 (2023: HK$1,291,464).” — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donated office rental from JMH
“Certain members of the Board of Directors are directors of JMH or affiliated with the directors of JMH. Dividend income of HK$44,987,077 (2023: HK$44,134,139) was received from the investment in JMH.” — page 21
“Devon House rent of HK$1,221,696 was donated from JMH in 2024 (2023: HK$1,291,464).” — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£5.1m
Total spending
£3.6m
Cost of raising funds
£1k
Reserves (reported)
£10.7m
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~35.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (97% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: China · Hong Kong

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£5.1m£3.6m
31/12/2023£4.9m£3.0m
31/12/2022£4.6m£3.5m
31/12/2021£3.3m£2.3m
31/12/2020£3.3m£2.6m

Common questions

Is KESWICK FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net unrestricted surplus of HK$14,125,663 for the year ended 31 December 2024, supported by significant investment income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds amounted to HK$90,929,192, which exceeds the stated policy target of six months' general expenditure, indicating strong liquidity and financial stability. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of KESWICK FOUNDATION LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £140,001 - £150,000 band.

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
DAWAT-E-HADIYAH TRUST (UNITED KINGDOM)1£23.2m
STOBART NEWLANDS CHARITABLE TRUST1£66k
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST1£50k
THE BROOKSIDE TRUST1£50k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, SEVENOAKS1£24k
SEEDFIELD TRUST1£10k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST CARLISLE1£97

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KESWICK FOUNDATION LIMITED£5.1m£140,001 - £150,000—unclear—no doubt
KESWICK ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£149k—0unclear—no doubt
KESWICK LIONS CLUB CIO FY2025£107k—0unclear—no doubt
CANTIACORUM FOUNDATION FY2025£155k—0unclear—no doubt
THE KESWICK CONVENTION TRUST FY2024£3.1m—0within—no doubt
THE WREKIN COLLEGE FOUNDATION FY2025£563k—0above—no doubt

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