THE DAY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 800930 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of homes for the elderly.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Latest income

£172k

Latest spending

£273k

Registered

1989

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £6,092,440, with free reserves of £1,670,334, which the trustees consider required to hold properties and investments for its charitable purpose. Per the trustees' report, the charity generated a deficit before investment movements of £101,288, though a net gain on investments of £40,796 resulted in an overall decrease in net assets of £60,492 for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: This level of reserves is required due to the charity's need to hold a number of properties in order to fulfil its charitable purpose, along with the investments held to support the ongoing maintenance costs of those properties. (held: £6.1m)

“This level of reserves is required due to the charity's need to hold a number of properties in order to fulfil its charitable purpose, along with the investments held to support the ongoing maintenance costs of those properties.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

SIMON FRANCIS POTT FRICSchair · trustee of 12 other charities
Rev Helen Norris
Robert Peter Denning
SYLVIA JUNE BICKERS
Timothy Thomas · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£172k	£273k
30/06/2024	£170k	£189k
30/06/2023	£165k	£195k
30/06/2022	£153k	£162k
30/06/2021	£184k	£181k

Common questions

Is THE DAY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £6,092,440, with free reserves of £1,670,334, which the trustees consider required to hold properties and investments for its charitable purpose. Per the trustees' report, the charity generated a deficit before investment movements of £101,288, though a net gain on investments of £40,796 resulted in an overall decrease in net assets of £60,492 for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE DAY FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE DAY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE VANNECK CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE VANNECK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£31k
THE VANNECK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£20k