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norfolk community foundation

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. Norfolk Community Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Norwich and operates in Lincolnshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£8,278,000
Latest Expenditure
£9,604,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 109.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 96.2%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 4.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £7,574,000
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £846,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £9,238,000
Raising Funds £366,000
Governance £109,000
Grants to Institutions £7,759,216
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£8,278,000£9,604,000£9,238,000£29,342,000£853,00027 / 0
2023£6,556,000£6,305,000£5,858,000£30,003,000£504,00026 / 0
2022£6,792,000£6,641,000£6,368,000£27,675,000£514,00021 / 0
2021£4,282,000£4,816,000£4,654,000£29,504,000£735,00016 / 0
2020£4,915,000£4,304,000£4,170,000£26,929,000£645,00015 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers