THE LORANA SULLIVAN UK FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1078955 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LORANA SULLIVAN FOUNDATION

Education and training of students and other defined groups in order to improve the standards of investigative, business and financial journalism through the provision of scholarships and financial support to other charitable and educational organisations.

Objects

TO ADVANCE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE RECOGNISED IN ENGLISH LAW THAT THE COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AT THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM (IN THE USA) AND THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED OF WOMEN STUDYING INVESTIGATIVE AND BUSINESS JOURNALISM BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIPS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE WORLDWIDE

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 · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Hertfordshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,163,094 at the year end, which is below the stated policy target of sufficient funds to cover the next 12 months of budgeted expenditure (£135,000). The trustees report a reasonable expectation of continuing in operational existence, noting that even with no further income, the charity can sustain activity for at least two years.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03821824

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.

• MILLER, Robert Maxwell — director, appointed 31/08/2026not on trustee list
• FARRELLY, Christopher Paul — director, appointed 13/04/2026not on trustee list
• PEACHER, Amanda Mae — director, appointed 13/04/2026not on trustee list
• TONG, Vinnee — director, appointed 03/04/2025on trustee list
• MCDERMOTT, Maura — director, appointed 18/12/2017on trustee list
• FRIEDBERG, Harry J., Mr. — director, appointed 28/02/2001on trustee list
• SINGER, Richard — director, appointed 28/02/2001on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• HARRY FRIEDBERGchair
• MARILYN ORDOVER
• MAURA MCDERMOTT
• MICHAEL GILLARD
• RICHARD SINGER
• VINNEE TONG

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

Operates in: United States

Income and spending

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