The Elm Foundation Ltd

Analysis

The Elm Foundation Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chesterfield. It was registered in January 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02372121). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Elm Foundation Ltd reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £2.1m (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Elm Foundation Ltd sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crawley Open House (£2.1m), Gospel Support and Homes Trust Limited (£2.2m) and Blackburn YMCA (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 78%, charitable activities 16% and trading 4.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £524k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 57 people.