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THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

Registered charity 1000531 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£249k
Latest spending
£270k
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £3,153,315, resulting in total net assets of £3,242,934. The trustees report a surplus of £232,995 for the year, driven by significant investment gains. The charity maintains a reserves policy to build a financial cushion to meet future scholarship commitments despite market volatility.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2023)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£19k
Reserves (reported)
£2.8m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~21.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£249k£270k
31/08/2024£366k£401k
31/08/2023£1.4m£1.5m
31/08/2022£120k£133k
31/08/2021£321k£484k

Common questions

Is THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £3,153,315, resulting in total net assets of £3,242,934. The trustees report a surplus of £232,995 for the year, driven by significant investment gains. The charity maintains a reserves policy to build a financial cushion to meet future scholarship commitments despite market volatility. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL as a grant recipient include THE RISMAN FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE RISMAN FOUNDATIONFY2025£42k
THE RISMAN FOUNDATIONFY2024£42k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MAURICE WOHL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£1.4m
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION1£518k
THE SINO-BRITISH FELLOWSHIP TRUST1£108k
THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION1£100k
THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY AT ANKARA1£72k
BRITISH ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE ASSOCIATION1£20k
MARC FITCH FUND1£1k

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