ADENFIRST LIMITED

Registered charity 291647 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Making grants to charitable organisations selected in accordance with the company's objects.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£547k
Latest spending
£865k
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £5,847,511, which is below the previous year's total of £6,164,582 due to a net expenditure of £317,071. The trustees maintain a policy to hold unrestricted funds at a level they deem appropriate after considering future commitments, rather than adhering to a fixed monetary target or months-of-expenditure rule. The auditor confirmed the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely costs of the charity for the next year (held: £5.8m)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, at a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely costs of the charity for the next year.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Security fee receivable from Itzchok Meyer Cymerman Trust Limited.
“Other interest receivable was a security fee receivable from Itzchok Meyer Cymerman Trust Limited, a charity with trustees in common with this charity.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cohen Arnold. Discloses 4 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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £130k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£547k
Total spending
£865k
Cost of raising funds
£165k
Reserves (reported)
£5.8m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~81.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (91% 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: 30.1% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (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
31/12/2025£547k£865k
31/12/2024£500k£253k
31/12/2023£350k£414k
31/12/2022£301k£401k
31/12/2021£290k£244k

Common questions

Is ADENFIRST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £5,847,511, which is below the previous year's total of £6,164,582 due to a net expenditure of £317,071. The trustees maintain a policy to hold unrestricted funds at a level they deem appropriate after considering future commitments, rather than adhering to a fixed monetary target or months-of-expenditure rule. The auditor confirmed the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cohen Arnold.

Funders of similar charities

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ADENFIRST LIMITED£547k—0unclear—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
OUR KIDS FY2024£19.3mUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
LONIA LIMITED FY2025£3.1m—0above—no doubt
BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£101k—0unclear—no doubt
T & S TRUST FUND FY2025£334k—0above—no doubt

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