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THE GOLF FOUNDATION

Registered charity 285917 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE GOLF FOUNDATION LIMITED · also registered in Scotland as SC049780 (OSCR)

Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £92,929 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to failing to fully replace corporate funding as envisaged. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,446,389, which is below the stated target level of £1.5m, creating a financial gap of £54k that the Board intends to bridge through future strategy implementation.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — above the median for charities its size (£76k)
“In the band £90,001 - £100,000 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The remaining unrestricted funds, the reserves, or General Fund, at 31 March 2025 therefore amounted to £1,446,389, which is below the target level of reserves of £1.5m.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Golf Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.7m
Cost of raising funds
£198k
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~10.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.6m£1.7m
31/03/2024£1.3m£1.7m
31/03/2023£1.6m£1.6m
31/03/2022£1.4m£1.5m
31/03/2021£1.7m£1.3m

Common questions

Is THE GOLF FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £92,929 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to failing to fully replace corporate funding as envisaged. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,446,389, which is below the stated target level of £1.5m, creating a financial gap of £54k that the Board intends to bridge through future strategy implementation. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE GOLF FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band.

Who funds THE GOLF FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE GOLF FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE INTERNATIONAL GOLF CHARITY, THE GREG & ROSIE LOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION TRUST, THE GERALD MICKLEM CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE INTERNATIONAL GOLF CHARITYFY2023£156k
THE GREG & ROSIE LOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION TRUSTFY2022£50k
THE GERALD MICKLEM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£21k
THE GERALD MICKLEM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£20k
THE INTERNATIONAL GOLF CHARITYFY2024£10k
THE INTERNATIONAL GOLF CHARITYFY2025£7k

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