THE DULWICH ESTATE
Registered charity 312751 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
TO MANAGE THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS OF THE CHARITY IN THE LONG TERM INTERESTS OF ALL THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE CHARITY.THIS IS MEASURED BY THE INCREASE IN THE ANNUAL INCOME DISTRIBUTION TO THE BENEFICIARIES AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE VALUE OF NET ASSETS.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity distributed £8.13 million to beneficiaries in 2024/25, funded by £11.05 million in real estate income and £3.35 million in investment income. The charity holds £383.9 million in permanent endowment funds and reports a defined benefit pension surplus, with no free unrestricted reserves available for distribution due to its governing scheme.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £425k; policy: no free reserves)
“Under clause 3(2) of the Scheme, the charity may only set aside funds from the Restricted Fund to meet the future costs of managing, maintaining, developing and improving land belonging to the charity and therefore it has no free reserves (as defined by the Charity Commission) at the balance sheet date.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Dulwich Estate Services Limited, Alleyn Road 102 Limited
“The Charity has two subsidiaries, Dulwich Estate Services Limited and Alleyn Road 102 Limited, neither of which have been consolidated on the basis of materiality.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
In the news
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Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£7.1m
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% 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: 48.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Lambeth · Lewisham · Southwark
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE DULWICH ESTATE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity distributed £8.13 million to beneficiaries in 2024/25, funded by £11.05 million in real estate income and £3.35 million in investment income. The charity holds £383.9 million in permanent endowment funds and reports a defined benefit pension surplus, with no free unrestricted reserves available for distribution due to its governing scheme. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.
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