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the ulverscroft foundation

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and other defined groups. The Ulverscroft Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Leicester and operates in England And Wales, Tanzania, 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

SUPPORTS VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE WORLDWIDE

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£8,360,000
Latest Expenditure
£9,286,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 7.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 6.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 93.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £73,000
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £7,714,000
Investments £573,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £596,000
Raising Funds £8,686,000
Governance £20,000
Grants to Institutions £540,000
Other Expenditure £4,000

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£8,360,000£9,286,000£596,000£20,266,000£16,131,00084 / 0
2023£8,394,000£9,115,000£869,000£19,958,000£15,812,00085 / 0
2022£8,704,000£8,496,000£529,000£20,066,000£16,450,00090 / 0
2021£8,632,000£8,532,000£22,000£20,863,000£11,491,00098 / 0
2020£8,794,000£11,739,000£716,000£17,523,000£14,843,000123 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers