DAWLIFFE HALL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Registered charity 278720 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DAWLIFFE HALL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION LIMITED, DHEF · also registered in Scotland as SC039512 (OSCR)
DHEF encourages families and especially women of all ages and cultures from every sector of society to reach their potential through formal and informal educational projects. DHEF has a Christian ethos and in its activities promotes respect for the individual, personal freedom, self-confidence and responsible attiitudes in professional, private and public life.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £30,394,855, which the Board considers satisfactory. The charity reports a significant profit on the sale of assets, boosting total profit to £9,369,172, while operating profit declined slightly to £258,389. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Investments (32% of income)
“Investments 2 - 444,889 444,889 285 134,361 134,646” — page 16
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: unclear (held: £30.4m)
“The Board considers this position to be satisfactory and reviews the reserves levels regularly.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Rouse Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Maria Alvarez de Toledo — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Ann Bennett — Chair (source)
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.
Property (HM Land Registry)
10 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (10 freehold); recorded price paid £10.2m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~48.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (34% 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).
- ANN CATHERINE BENNETT
- Dr Catriona Maria McCarthy
- Elena Cardenal
- Marta SAURI LOPEZ
- Mary Mulhall
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is DAWLIFFE HALL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £30,394,855, which the Board considers satisfactory. The charity reports a significant profit on the sale of assets, boosting total profit to £9,369,172, while operating profit declined slightly to £258,389. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Rouse Audit LLP.
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