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THE WILFRED AND ELSIE ELKES CHARITY FUND

Registered charity 326573 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£117k
Latest spending
£206k
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves decreased to £30,308 from £105,201 in the prior year, while unrestricted bank balances stood at £89,776. The charity holds significant expendable endowment investments valued at £3,069,263. The trustees maintain a policy of holding reserves to cover future needs and contingencies, with no funds in deficit.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies, and risks (held: £30k)
“The Trustees pursue a policy of maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies, and risks.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Ludlow Trust Company paid fees for trust administration services as authorised under the Will.
“During the year Ludlow Trust Company were paid fees for trust administration services of £16,068 (2024: £15,789) as authorised under the Will.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
10/08/2025£117k£206k
10/08/2024£103k£101k
10/08/2023£72k£26k
10/08/2022£63k£78k
10/08/2021£64k£108k

Common questions

Is THE WILFRED AND ELSIE ELKES CHARITY FUND financially healthy?

The accounts state that free reserves decreased to £30,308 from £105,201 in the prior year, while unrestricted bank balances stood at £89,776. The charity holds significant expendable endowment investments valued at £3,069,263. The trustees maintain a policy of holding reserves to cover future needs and contingencies, with no funds in deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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