THE TOMPKINS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 281405 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grant making to a variety of organisations

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

Latest income

£397k

Latest spending

£586k

Registered

1980

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds substantial unrestricted reserves of £13,776,261 against minor administration expenses of £7,230, indicating strong financial stability. The trustees confirm the ability to continue operations despite short-term investment performance issues, supported by a permanent capital fund strategy. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were identified by the independent auditors.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: UK Listed equities (63% of income)

“UK Listed equities 250,323” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: minimum of realised income reserves are required to be retained subject to the relative merits of application for charitable donations the trustees receive and the timing thereof (held: £13.8m)

“the trustees consider that the minimum of realised income reserves are required to be retained subject to the relative merits of application for charitable donations the trustees receive and the timing thereof.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The patron Mrs E N Tompkins pays the costs of staff and overheads used by the Foundation. It is not feasible to quantify this accurately.

“The patron Mrs E N Tompkins pays the costs of staff and overheads used by the Foundation. It is not feasible to quantify this accurately.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Mercer & Hole LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

ELIZABETH NANCY TOMPKINSchair
PETER STEPHEN VAINES · trustee of 1 other charity
Victoria Elizabeth Brenninkmeijer

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£397k	£586k
05/04/2024	£362k	£606k
05/04/2023	£293k	£487k
05/04/2022	£270k	£1.0m
05/04/2021	£248k	£490k

Common questions

Is THE TOMPKINS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds substantial unrestricted reserves of £13,776,261 against minor administration expenses of £7,230, indicating strong financial stability. The trustees confirm the ability to continue operations despite short-term investment performance issues, supported by a permanent capital fund strategy. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were identified by the independent auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mercer & Hole LLP.

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

THE TOMORO FOUNDATION income £5.0m
THE RUBIN FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST income £205k
BELLJOE TZEDOKO LIMITED income £725k
The Trevor Hemmings Foundation income £490k
THE TANAGRA FOUNDATION income £147k
THE ZOCHONIS CHARITABLE TRUST income £2.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE TOMPKINS FOUNDATION	£397k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE TOMORO FOUNDATION FY2025	£5.0m	—	above	—	no doubt
THE RUBIN FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£205k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BELLJOE TZEDOKO LIMITED FY2024	£725k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Trevor Hemmings Foundation FY2025	£490k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE TANAGRA FOUNDATION FY2024	£147k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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