THE ANDERSON FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1063380 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief of sickness and poverty. Benefit of the environment and support of educational and medical works and other charities.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£976k

Latest spending

£1.1m

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves decreased to £490,698 from £639,459 in the prior year, with unrestricted funds falling to £390,442. The Trustees report no material uncertainties regarding going concern and believe adequate resources exist for the foreseeable future. The charity incurred a net expenditure of £148,761, largely driven by donations made to other charities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The Anderson Development Group support The Anderson Foundation through the provision of pro bono services and attending fundraising events, the services cannot be reliably quantified. Mark Anderson is a director and shareholder. Included within other debtors are amounts totalling ENIL (2024 ENIL) due from the Anderson Group of Companies.

“The Anderson Development Group support The Anderson Foundation through the provision of pro bono services and attending fundraising events, the services cannot be reliably quantified. Mark Anderson is a director and shareholder. Included within other debtors are amounts totalling ENIL (2024 ENIL) due from the Anderson Group of Companies.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Anderson Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£976k

Total spending

£1.1m

Cost of raising funds

£29k

Reserves (reported)

£390k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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: 3.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

MARK ANDERSONchair
Andrew John Jay

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

Operates in: Essex · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£976k	£1.1m
31/03/2024	£972k	£1.0m
02/04/2023	£652k	£757k
03/04/2022	£643k	£575k
04/04/2021	£81k	£122k

Common questions

Is THE ANDERSON FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total reserves decreased to £490,698 from £639,459 in the prior year, with unrestricted funds falling to £390,442. The Trustees report no material uncertainties regarding going concern and believe adequate resources exist for the foreseeable future. The charity incurred a net expenditure of £148,761, largely driven by donations made to other charities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ANDREW ANDERSON TRUST.

ANDREW ANDERSON TRUST income £372k
THE SANDERSON FOUNDATION income £236k
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION income £222k
THE DONALD GORDON SECOND FOUNDATION income £3.2m
ALPHA RELIEF FUND income £113k
THE JOHNSON FOUNDATION income £366k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ANDERSON FOUNDATION	£976k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ANDREW ANDERSON TRUST FY2025	£372k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SANDERSON FOUNDATION FY2025	£236k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION FY2025	£222k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DONALD GORDON SECOND FOUNDATION FY2025	£3.2m	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
ALPHA RELIEF FUND FY2024	£113k	—	above	—	no doubt

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