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the cadbury foundation

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and other defined groups. The Cadbury Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Birmingham and operates in Reading, City Of London, and various other locations.


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

The Cadbury Foundation was set up in 1935 and continues to invest in local communities throughout the UK and Ireland. Our focus lies in skills and employability, healthy lifestyles and the passions of our employees, supporting both local and national partners which are close to our operations.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£659,954
Latest Expenditure
£745,710

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 113.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 8.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £659,954
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £0
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £745,669
Raising Funds £41
Governance £59,854
Grants to Institutions £685,815
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£659,954£745,710£745,669£254,105£254,1050 / 918
2023£657,215£844,050£844,004£339,861£265,5760 / 229
2022£653,264£507,315£507,225£526,696£526,6960 / 174
2021£649,449£533,632£533,571£380,747£306,5220 / 81
2020£649,640£481,820£481,774£264,930£264,9300 / 70

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers