THE CAYO FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1080607 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activity is supporting other bodies qualifying as charities under English law

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF SUCH PURPOSES BEING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£400k
Latest spending
£286k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £114,244 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £415,746. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, maintaining a going concern basis. Free reserves were maintained at a level sufficient to cover expenses and respond to grant applications as per the stated policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to cover any expenses and to respond to grant applications which may arise (reserves figure: £416k)
“It is the policy of the Charity to maintain the general fund, which is the free reserves of the Charity, at a level which provides sufficient funds to cover any expenses and to respond to grant applications which may arise.” — page 6
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 30/09/2025

  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • 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 And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£400k£286k
30/09/2024£495k£386k
30/09/2023£142k£267k
30/09/2022£134k£312k
30/09/2021£60k£446k

Common questions

Is THE CAYO FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £114,244 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £415,746. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, maintaining a going concern basis. Free reserves were maintained at a level sufficient to cover expenses and respond to grant applications as per the stated policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE CAYO FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CAYO FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include The Trevor Hemmings Foundation, RICHARDSON BROTHERS FOUNDATION, The Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle Wolfson Foundation, THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUST, EARL OF CHICHESTER'S CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
The Trevor Hemmings FoundationFY2021£22kOther
RICHARDSON BROTHERS FOUNDATIONFY2021£10k
The Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle Wolfson FoundationFY2026£5kMedical research
THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£5kProvides grants to other organisations and sponsors or undertakes research
EARL OF CHICHESTER'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025amount not stated

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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CAYO FOUNDATION£400k—0above—no doubt
THE CIAO FOUNDATION CIO FY2025£60k—0unclear—no doubt
AEONIAN FOUNDATION FY2025£734k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TREASURE IN CLAY INTERNATIONAL FY2025£93k—0unclear—no doubt
CHASDEI YOEL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£301k—0unclear—no doubt
FIGHTING ALL CANCERS TOGETHER FY2025£554k—0below—no doubt

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