THE ROALD DAHL FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1004230
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Roald Dahl Foundation is a grant making trust which aims to help children and young people in practical ways and in two areas which were of such personal interest and significance to Roald Dahl: neurology and haematology. The Foundation makes grants to hospitals, charities and individual children, and their families, in the UK.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2011

Total income: £343,006
Total expenditure: £326,509

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 September 1991: Standard registration
  • 05 September 2011: Removed (Amalgamated)
  • 05 September 2011: Funds transferred to 1137409 ROALD DAHL'S MARVELLOUS CHILDREN'S CHARITY
Organisation type:
Other names:
  • ROALD DAHL'S MARVELLOUS CHILDREN'S CHARITY (Working name)
Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
No information available

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2007 31/03/2008 31/03/2009 31/03/2010 31/03/2011
Total gross income £660.44k £813.70k £750.54k £576.81k £343.01k
Total expenditure £582.48k £685.36k £744.19k £736.69k £326.51k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £580.74k £712.83k £655.30k £450.58k N/A
Income - Other trading activities £13.87k £14.42k £8.06k £82.94k N/A
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment £65.83k £86.45k £87.17k £43.30k N/A
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £375.66k £471.79k £523.60k £569.83k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £16.20k £17.73k £30.56k £31.06k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £288.48k £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management -£1.63k -£757 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2011 30 August 2011 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2011 28 August 2011 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2010 26 January 2011 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2010 26 January 2011 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2009 25 January 2010 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2009 25 January 2010 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2008 29 January 2009 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2008 29 January 2009 On Time

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

SETTLEMENT DATED 19TH SEPTEMBER 1991 AS AMENDED BY DEED OF VARIATION 21 JULY 2000

Charitable objects

GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED