THE TELLUS MATER FOUNDATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1077092 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE JAMES ARBIB CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LIMITED

The directors intend to focus on providing grants to forward-thinking charitable organisations with cutting-edge ideas that will change the rules of the game. Supporting leaders to put in place a low impact future, the directors seek charitable organisations with innovative solutions to shift political, economic, and financial institutions to a sustainable path.

Objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR SUPPORT ANY CHARITY SELECTED BY THE TRUSTEES AND, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IT IS EXPRESSLY CONTEMPLATED THAT THE CHARITY KNOWN AS THE ARBIB FOUNDATION MAY BE THE BENEFICIARY OF THE APPLICATION OF ANY OR ALL FUNDS OR OTHER BENEFITS BY THE CHARITY.

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 · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£59k
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £nil at the year-end, having been depleted by charitable expenditure exceeding investment income. The charity relies on its expendable endowment fund, which held £5,323,780, to support its activities and maintain a positive overall financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Interest receivable (83% of income)
“Interest receivable 49,412” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: expend the income generated by the endowment fund to the fullest extent possible
“The directors’ policy on reserves is to expend the income generated by the endowment fund to the fullest extent possible, in as much that the directors are able to identify suitable recipients during the year.”
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 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • 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 · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£59k£1.2m
05/04/2024£61k£2.0m
05/04/2023£63k£723k
05/04/2022£339k£1.0m
05/04/2021£111k£914k

Common questions

Is THE TELLUS MATER FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £nil at the year-end, having been depleted by charitable expenditure exceeding investment income. The charity relies on its expendable endowment fund, which held £5,323,780, to support its activities and maintain a positive overall financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE TELLUS MATER FOUNDATION LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE TELLUS MATER FOUNDATION LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£250kRelief of those in need

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 RODDICK FOUNDATION1£130k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE TELOS FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE TELLUS MATER FOUNDATION LIMITED£59k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TELOS FOUNDATION FY2024£19k—0unclear—no doubt
THE A TEAM FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£587k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TAURUS FOUNDATION FY2025£1.0m——unclear—noted
THE RESOLUTION TRUST FY2025£842k—0unclear—no doubt
THE THALES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£155k——unclear—no doubt

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