THE ELIZABETH FOUNDATION

Registered charity 293835 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Elizabeth Foundation provides a range of early intervention and support services for very young deaf children and babies, and their families. These include emotional support and advice for families at the time of diagnosis and the period after diagnosis, nursery group education programmes (Ofsted registered), one-to-one education and support, and a Home Learning Programme.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £17,379 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £4,266,545. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £2,163,786 are adequate to meet obligations for the next 12 months, noting that previous high reserve levels were driven by substantial legacies that may not recur. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Barclays Portsmouth — “Barclays Portsmouth Team are proud to support respected local charities like The Elizabeth Foundation and we look forward to continuing this…” (source page)
• Visum Recruitment — “Being able to see exactly how our corporate support and funding directly impacts the children and families made the decision to become a cha…” (source page)
• Lightning Safety Systems — “Our relationship with The Elizabeth Foundation has benefited us in a number of ways. We can engage our staff, it’s a way we can engage with …” (source page)
• Specsavers — “A video about the charity of the year partnership between the Specsavers head offices and The Elizabeth Foundation” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Reported reserves equal ~30.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 18.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Thomas Charles Robert Hollowaychair
• Andrew John Given
• Dr PETER HERBERT ARDERN
• Huw David Jeremy Thomas
• Imogen Lucy Maughan
• Samuel Richard Windridge
• Victoria Jane Parker

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).