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A M QATTAN FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1029450 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as A M QATTAN FOUNDATION LIMITED, A. M. Qattan Foundation

Identify and promote scholarly, artistic and scientific excellence and research in any field that caters for and contributes towards the cultural and educational advancement of Arabs in general and Palestinians in particular

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

Latest income
£2.6m
Latest spending
£7.0m
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Charity reported a deficit for the year of £4,653,878, primarily driven by non-cash items such as depreciation and foreign exchange movements, alongside the use of own resources to fund core programmes. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £4,860,272, which is above the stated prudent level of £3,400,000, and the trustees confirmed adequate resources exist to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £3,400,000 (held: £4.9m)
“The Trustees believe that a prudent level of reserves would be in the region of £3,400,000. This would enable the Charity to have the financial resources to meet employees’ salaries and basic running costs for twelve months.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MHA. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £6.6m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£2.6m
Total spending
£7.0m
Cost of raising funds
£32k
Reserves (reported)
£4.9m
Employees
68

Reported reserves equal ~8.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (77% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kensington And Chelsea · Lebanon · Occupied Palestinian Territories

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.6m£7.0m
31/12/2024£4.8m£5.0m
31/12/2023£2.4m£8.3m
31/12/2022£5.1m£3.1m
31/12/2021£11.8m£7.0m

Common questions

Is A M QATTAN FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Charity reported a deficit for the year of £4,653,878, primarily driven by non-cash items such as depreciation and foreign exchange movements, alongside the use of own resources to fund core programmes. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £4,860,272, which is above the stated prudent level of £3,400,000, and the trustees confirmed adequate resources exist to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MHA.

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 BRITISH ACADEMY FOR THE PROMOTION OF HISTORICAL PHILOSOPHICAL AND PHILOLOGICAL STUDIES1£3.0m
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST1£165k
ALTAJIR TRUST1£35k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with QUBA EDUCATION AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
A M QATTAN FOUNDATION£2.6m——above—no doubt
QUBA EDUCATION AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATION FY2025£177k—0below—no doubt
COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT FY2025£766k£70,001 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt
AL RISALAH EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
THE ALPINE FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION FY2024£199k—0below—no doubt
GEFEN FOUNDATION FY2025£373k—0unclear—no doubt

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