THE ANTHONY AND ELIZABETH MELLOWS CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT

Registered charity 281229 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grant making only, with grants made only to charitable organisations registered in the United Kingdom which focus on one or more of the performing arts (ballet/opera/music), cultural heritage, the advancement of health or the saving of lives

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

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased slightly from £6,389,207 to £6,313,253, driven by a net movement in funds of £(75,954). The trustees report that the charity has sufficient cash resources to continue with its charitable objectives and has no reserves policy because funds are expected to be expended shortly after receipt.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Burgess Hodgson Audit Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£6.3m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~62.7 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 (85% 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2024£370k£493k
31/03/2023£387k£240k
31/03/2022£369k£714k
31/03/2021£362k£253k

Common questions

Is THE ANTHONY AND ELIZABETH MELLOWS CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased slightly from £6,389,207 to £6,313,253, driven by a net movement in funds of £(75,954). The trustees report that the charity has sufficient cash resources to continue with its charitable objectives and has no reserves policy because funds are expected to be expended shortly after receipt. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Burgess Hodgson Audit Limited.

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
TACKLE AFRICA1£61k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MELOW CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ANTHONY AND ELIZABETH MELLOWS CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
THE MELOW CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation FY2024£895k——unclear—no doubt
The Grocott Family Foundation FY2025£926k—0unclear—no doubt
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£384k—0unclear—no doubt
CROWN CREST CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt

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