THE ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1006361 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Architecture Foundation is a non-profit agency for contemporary architecture, urbanism and culture. Through our diverse programmes we facilitate international and interdisciplinary exchange and engagement amongst professionals, policy makers and a broad public, and shape the quality of the built environment. We are independent, agile and inclusive. We believe that architecture enriches lives.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a profit of £15,800 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £68,239. The trustees report that the cash balance was healthy, amounting to just under one year of compensation costs, and aim to break even for the full year 2025-26.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 02661352

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• FORSDYKE, Richard John — director, appointed 07/03/2025on trustee list
• LALJI, Faaiza — director, appointed 14/03/2024on trustee list
• CARMODY, Kevin Ian — director, appointed 14/03/2024on trustee list
• VERGHESE, Manijeh Enakshi, Ms. — director, appointed 14/03/2024on trustee list
• LAHOUD, Adrian John — director, appointed 08/03/2021on trustee list
• FOBERT, James Earl — director, appointed 15/02/2019on trustee list
• VANDE VELDE, Dries Bruno — director, appointed 07/03/2016not on trustee list
• WOODMAN, Ellis James — secretary, appointed 20/07/2022

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• James Earl Fobertchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Adrian John Lahoud
• David Olugbemiga Ayowale OGUNMUYIWA
• Dries Bruno Vande Velde
• Faaiza Lalji
• Kevin Carmody
• Manijeh Verghese
• Nabaneeta Bose
• Richard John Forsdyke
• Sarah Mackenzie · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).