DAME ELIZABETH HOLFORD'S CHARITY

Registered charity 309576 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DAME HOLFORDS TRUST, THE HOLFORD TRUST

Makes grants to individualsMakes grants to organisationsProvides buildings/facilities/open space

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS WHO ARE OR WHO HAVE A PARENT OR PARENTS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT

Area of benefit: BENEFICE OF BECKLEY, FOREST HILL, HORTON CUM STUDLEY AND STANTON ST JOHN, AND THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ELSFIELD IN THE COUNTY OF OXFORDSHIRE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Latest income
£54k
Latest spending
£57k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in a 'robust shape' with unrestricted cash reserves of £88,164.53 at the end of the financial year. The trustees report that the charity made grants in excess of £30,000 and holds considerable funds in its bank account, supported by income from property rents and interest.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Old School Nursery Rent (44% of income)
“Old School Nursery Rent £ 38,775.00” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£54k£57k
31/08/2024£53k£35k
31/08/2023£43k£27k
31/08/2022£46k£41k
31/08/2021£44k£56k

Common questions

Is DAME ELIZABETH HOLFORD'S CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in a 'robust shape' with unrestricted cash reserves of £88,164.53 at the end of the financial year. The trustees report that the charity made grants in excess of £30,000 and holds considerable funds in its bank account, supported by income from property rents and interest.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund03/03/2011£6kCreating A Pre-School Play Area
The National Lottery Community Fund09/07/2009£4kFulfilling a Trust
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/07/2006£49k"Fulfilling a Trust"