HATTORI FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1014709 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

During the year the Foundation conducted auditions and made awards to young musicians to assist with projects they had submitted to the trustees.

Objects

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION OF CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES GENERALLY (2) THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION OF EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR OF MUSIC AND MUSICAL COMPOSITION, THE MUSICAL EDUCATION, TRAINING AND ADVANCEMENT OF YOUNG PERSONS AND STUDENTS OF MUSIC; ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE VISUAL ARTS; THE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND ADVANCEMENT OF YOUNG PERSONS AND STUDENTS OF THE VISUAL ARTS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Lambeth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£233k
Latest spending
£122k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £3,900,644, supported by significant investment gains of £261,037. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern and maintains a reserves policy where the Trustee expects grant commitments to be funded from future income, with recourse to invested sums if necessary.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: The Trustee expects grant commitments to be funded as they fall due from future income; failing this, the Foundation has recourse to sums invested. (reserves figure: £3.9m)
“The Trustee expects grant commitments to be funded as they fall due from future income; failing this, the Foundation has recourse to sums invested.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from Joji Hattori
“During the year Joji Hattori, a Director of the Trustee Company, donated £5,128 (2024 - £30,000) to cover expenses.”” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£233k£122k
31/08/2024£240k£208k
31/08/2023£197k£228k
31/08/2022£184k£188k
31/08/2021£165k£149k

Common questions

Is HATTORI FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £3,900,644, supported by significant investment gains of £261,037. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern and maintains a reserves policy where the Trustee expects grant commitments to be funded from future income, with recourse to invested sums if necessary. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
MENPHYS LIMITED1£45k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST1£3k
YESHURUN HEBREW CONGREGATION1£490

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HATTORI FOUNDATION£233k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SACCONI TRUST FY2025£126k—0within—no doubt
I FAGIOLINI CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£260k—0unclear—no doubt
FORMAN HARDY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£42k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WELWYN HATFIELD FOYER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£63k—0above—no doubt
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£374k—0unclear9.5%no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.