THE ELFRIDA SOCIETY
Registered charity 282716 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ELFRIDA RATHBONE (ISLINGTON AND CAMDEN), ELFRIDA RATHBONE ISLINGTON
Supporting people with learning disabilities and/or learning difficulties (LDD) to live happy, independent lives and providing opportunities for them to have their voice heard. Key to this are our specialist advocacy, sport activities and user-led consultation and quality monitoring service offer to empower people with LDD and ensure they can access the same opportunities as everyone else.
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £86,692 for the year, driven by increased expenditure on new activities and premises refurbishments against a backdrop of decreased total income. Despite this deficit, the trustees report that the charity remains financially stable, though it is operating with restricted cash reserves and faces challenges from rising costs and delayed redevelopment projects.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: parents’ advocacy
“Income was primarily generated from charitable activities, with community services contributing £120,529, parents’ advocacy £130,914 and other income contributing £42,352.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of operating costs
“The Board has reaffirmed the importance of maintaining reserves equivalent to three months of operating costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
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.
- HAYES, Sarah Jane — director, appointed 29/07/2025on trustee list
- MIDDLETON, Victoria Helen — director, appointed 07/08/2024on trustee list
- HOTOBAH-DURING, Samira — director, appointed 05/05/2021on trustee list
- WILSON, Patience Anne — director, appointed 22/01/2020not on trustee list
- OSBORN, Inarm Bari — director, appointed 21/08/2018on trustee list
- BROWN, Adrian — director, appointed 30/11/2016on trustee list
- WALLIN, Martin — director, appointed 06/05/2015on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: The Elfrida Society — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 11/09/2017.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
- Alexander Leeson-Millchair
- ADRIAN BROWN
- INARM OSBORN
- MARTIN WALLIN
- Samira Hotobah-During
- Sarah Jane Hayes
- Victoria Helen Middleton
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Birmingham City · Buckinghamshire · Durham · Leeds City · Liverpool City · Nottingham City · Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE ELFRIDA SOCIETY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £86,692 for the year, driven by increased expenditure on new activities and premises refurbishments against a backdrop of decreased total income. Despite this deficit, the trustees report that the charity remains financially stable, though it is operating with restricted cash reserves and faces challenges from rising costs and delayed redevelopment projects. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.
Who funds THE ELFRIDA SOCIETY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ELFRIDA SOCIETY as a grant recipient include CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEY.
Known funders
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