THE FUNDING NETWORK
Registered charity 1088315 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The Funding Network (TFN), founded in 2002, is an affiliation of individuals who join together to fund social change projects.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £3,851 for the year, with total expenditure of £782,298 exceeding income of £778,447. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted general reserves decreased to £102,015, with free reserves standing at £83,693, which the trustees confirm meets their stated policy target of between £83,000 and £166,000.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: between £83,000 and £166,000 (held: £84k)
“The trustees have agreed that TFN should have reserves to sustain operations for a period of 3 to 6 months and have set unrestricted reserves target of between £83,000 and £166,000” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees
“During the year, donations totalling £27,254 (2024: £25,924) were received by the organisation from Trustees.” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£48k
Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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: 6.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Adizah Tejani
- Anja Batista Sonksen · trustee of 1 other charity
- Aparajita Kashyap
- Isabel Sanchez Lee
- John Robert Watson Hayward
- Rachel Helen Tomlins
- STEPHEN PAUL ADLER · trustee of 1 other charity
- Siwan Eleri Davies
- Wendy Brierley
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE FUNDING NETWORK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £3,851 for the year, with total expenditure of £782,298 exceeding income of £778,447. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted general reserves decreased to £102,015, with free reserves standing at £83,693, which the trustees confirm meets their stated policy target of between £83,000 and £166,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.
Who funds THE FUNDING NETWORK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FUNDING NETWORK as a grant recipient include THE GREEN ROOM CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EQ FOUNDATION, T. & J. MEYER FAMILY FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTION, MERRIMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
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