ELGAR FOUNDATION(THE)
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Executive summary
The Elgar Foundation presents a paradox: a strong balance sheet with minimal liabilities and substantial assets, yet underlying vulnerability due to 99% dependency on legacy income and declining free reserves. The charity is in a managed transition, working toward transferring its primary asset to the National Trust by December 2026, which will resolve ongoing operational deficits but raises fundamental questions about its future purpose and funding model. Immediate priorities should be diversifying income sources, protecting free reserves, and completing the Birthplace transfer, while developing a clear post-transfer strategy to ensure long-term financial sustainability.
Overview
- Company type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Incorporated
- 1973-11-23
- Employees
- 0 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- Thorneloe House, 25 Barbourne Road, Worcester, Worcestershire, England, WR1 1RU
- Postcode
- WR1 1RU
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-10-10
- Next due by
- 2026-10-24
Nature of business (SIC)
- 85520 Cultural education
- 90010 Performing arts
- 91012 Archives activities
- 91020 Museums activities
Officers 8 current · 43 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
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ELGAR FOUNDATION ENTERPRISES LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Registered charity
THE ELGAR FOUNDATION — charity number 266849
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contact details
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| ELGAR FOUNDATION LIMITED (THE) | 1977-12-31 |
Previous registered addresses 8
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| C/O JOHN YELLAND & CO, 22 SANSOME WALK, WORCESTER, WORCESTERSHIRE, WR1 1LS, ENGLAND | 2018-08-30 |
| THE ELGAR BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM, CROWN EAST LANE LOWER BROADHEATH, WORCESTER, WORCESTERSHIRE, WR2 6RH | 2016-12-23 |
| THE ELGAR BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM, CROWN EAST LANE LOWER BROADHEATH, WORCESTER, WORCESTERSHIRE, WR2 6RH | 2016-12-23 |
| THE ELGAR BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM, CROWN EAST LANE, LOWER BROADHEATH, WORCESTER WR2 6RH | 2003-12-19 |
| 5 DEANSWAY, WORCESTER, WR1 2JG | 1995-07-20 |
| 5 DEANSWAY, WORCESTER, WR1 2JG | 1995-07-20 |
| HOLLAND HOUSE, CHURCH STREET, MALVERN, WORCESTERSHIRE WR14 2AH | 1995-07-03 |
| HOLLAND HOUSE, CHURCH STREET, MALVERN, WORCESTERSHIRE WR14 2AH | 1995-07-03 |
Among its peers
The oldest
of 27 similar companies in WR, trading since 1973
The class of 1973
52%
of the 7,317 companies incorporated in 1973 are still active today; 41% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2016-06-22
- Where
- Worcestershire
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HW143938 | Worcestershire | Leasehold | 2016-06-22 | — |
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