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Fischer Family Foundation

Registered charity 1075453 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FISCHER FAMILY TRUST

The objectives of the trust are the advancement of education, historical and medical research.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£168k
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves fell significantly from £1,975,043 to £455,004 due to net outgoing resources of £1,520,038, primarily driven by increased grant-making. The trustees report that the charity is in a strong position to continue its activities and that assets are adequate to fulfil obligations. The reserves policy target is three months of funding for ongoing projects, which the year-end reserves appear to be below given the reduced balance.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months’ worth of funding for ongoing projects (held: £455k)
“The Trustees look to maintain a reserve equal to at least three months’ worth of funding for ongoing projects it has agreed to support.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: M D Fischer and K W Brooks are directors of Systems Biology Laboratory UK CIC. The charity made donations of £401,379 to this entity.
“The Fischer Family Foundation made donations of £401,379 (2023 £nil) to Systems Biology Laboratory UK CIC.” — page 15
“The Fischer Family Foundation made donations of £948,000 (2023 £nil) to FFT Education Ltd.” — page 15
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: M D Fischer is a director of FFT Education Ltd. The charity made donations of £948,000 to this entity.
“The Fischer Family Foundation made donations of £401,379 (2023 £nil) to Systems Biology Laboratory UK CIC.” — page 15
“The Fischer Family Foundation made donations of £948,000 (2023 £nil) to FFT Education Ltd.” — page 15
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Ken Brooks has an interest in A H Brooks Ltd who provided legal and administrative support for £3,600.
“The Fischer Family Foundation made donations of £401,379 (2023 £nil) to Systems Biology Laboratory UK CIC.” — page 15
“The Fischer Family Foundation made donations of £948,000 (2023 £nil) to FFT Education Ltd.” — page 15
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: G J McMillan has an interest in McMillan Accountancy Services Ltd who provided administrative and financial support for £3,600.
“The Fischer Family Foundation made donations of £401,379 (2023 £nil) to Systems Biology Laboratory UK CIC.” — page 15
“The Fischer Family Foundation made donations of £948,000 (2023 £nil) to FFT Education Ltd.” — page 15
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income
£5.0m
Total spending
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£4.0m
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~37.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of York · Colombia · Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£168k£1.7m
31/12/2023£128k£334k
31/12/2022£58k£1.9m
31/12/2021£5.0m£1.3m
31/12/2020£2.5m£2.6m

Common questions

Is Fischer Family Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total reserves fell significantly from £1,975,043 to £455,004 due to net outgoing resources of £1,520,038, primarily driven by increased grant-making. The trustees report that the charity is in a strong position to continue its activities and that assets are adequate to fulfil obligations. The reserves policy target is three months of funding for ongoing projects, which the year-end reserves appear to be below given the reduced balance. Its FY2024 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
THE HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS' CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Fischer Family Foundation£168k—0unclear—no doubt
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£4.6m—0above—no doubt
THE FYRISH FOUNDATION FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt
RESEARCH DATA ALLIANCE FOUNDATION FY2024£495k——below—no doubt
ISSA FOUNDATION FY2024£9.9m—0above—no doubt
THE GENERATIONS FOUNDATION FY2025£138k—0unclear—no doubt

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