4 CHARITY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1077143 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LES FRERES CHARITABLE TRUST

Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £2,791,179, while the charity reported a net income of £313,711 for the year. The trustees note that the charity remains reliant on investment income and reserves to fund its grant-making activities, which totaled £989,734. Although the trustees acknowledge global economic pressures, they confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donation to UKI Charitable Foundation, a charity whose trustees are close family members of the trustees of this Charity.
Included in the financial statements is a donation of £40,000 (2024:£460,000-) made to UKI Charitable Foundation,a charity whose trustees are close family members of the trustees of this Charity. — page 24
Included in the financial statements are amounts totalling £1,200,125 (2024:£-) received as gift in the form of share investments from Farmwood Charitable Foundation,a charity whose trustees are close family members of the trustees of this Charity. — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gift of share investments received from Farmwood Charitable Foundation, a charity whose trustees are close family members of the trustees of this Charity.
Included in the financial statements is a donation of £40,000 (2024:£460,000-) made to UKI Charitable Foundation,a charity whose trustees are close family members of the trustees of this Charity. — page 24
Included in the financial statements are amounts totalling £1,200,125 (2024:£-) received as gift in the form of share investments from Farmwood Charitable Foundation,a charity whose trustees are close family members of the trustees of this Charity. — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: 4 Brentwood Ltd
The Charity owns 93% of the issued share capital of 4 Brentwood Ltd, a company incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales. — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cohen Arnold.

Corporate structure

4 BRENTWOOD LTD — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Change of accounting reference date

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

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.0m
Cost of raising funds
£11k
Reserves (reported)
£2.8m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~32.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.4m£1.0m
31/03/2024£69k£673k
31/03/2023£61k£689k
31/03/2022£168k£742k
31/03/2021£158k£2.6m

Common questions

Is 4 CHARITY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £2,791,179, while the charity reported a net income of £313,711 for the year. The trustees note that the charity remains reliant on investment income and reserves to fund its grant-making activities, which totaled £989,734. Although the trustees acknowledge global economic pressures, they confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cohen Arnold.

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