Activities

As described by the charity on the register

OUR CORE WORK IS TO MANAGE DONOR FUNDS FROM INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIES AND CHARITABLE TRUSTS AND TO PROVIDE SMALL LOCAL VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS WITH GRANTS, ADVICE, SIGNPOSTING, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT. ON A SMALLER SCALE WE ALSO MANAGE FUNDS THAT AWARD GRANTS TO SUPPORT BURSARIES AND APPRENTICESHIPS.

Latest income

£8.3m

Expenditure

£9.6m

Financial year end

2024-12-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2020-12-31 £4.9m £4.3m
2021-12-31 £4.3m £4.8m
2022-12-31 £6.8m £6.6m
2023-12-31 £6.6m £6.3m
2024-12-31 £8.3m £9.6m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £7.6m
Charitable activities £0
Trading £0
Investment income £846k
Total income £8.4m

Spending

Charitable spend £9.2m
Raising funds £366k
Grants to institutions £7.8m
Governance £109k
Total expenditure £9.6m

Balance sheet

Reserves £853k
Total funds £29.3m
— restricted £3.7m
— unrestricted £853k
— endowment £24.8m
Total assets £29.3m
Cash £3.7m

People

Employees 27

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.