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FIA FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1088670 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FIA FOUNDATION FOR THE AUTOMOBILE AND SOCIETY

Latest income
£9.5m
Latest spending
£20.8m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of €14,379,000 for the year, driven by a loss on investment assets and expenditure exceeding incoming resources. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at €469,772,000, though the charity noted a shortfall in preserving the capital base in real terms against inflation. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: preserve the capital base in real terms (held: £537.7m)
“The long-term objective of the Trustees is to “preserve the capital base in real terms for as long as is practicable whilst meeting the needs of the beneficiaries at a sustainable level”.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Charity Commission Statutory Enquiry
“On 22 January 2026 the Charity Commission opened a statutory inquiry into the Foundation under section 46 of the Charities Act 2011 as a result of its regulatory concerns that there was potentially significant risk to the Foundation’s assets.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services.

Charity Commission inquiry

The Charity Commission opened a statutory inquiry into the FIA Foundation to investigate regulatory concerns raised regarding the charity's administration and governance. The regulator issued an immediate temporary protective Order to prevent the charity and its trustees from entering into certain transactions without prior written approval.
Per the Commission’s published report. Summary is automated; the official report is authoritative.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£9.5m
Total spending
£20.8m
Cost of raising funds
£546k
Reserves (reported)
£409.7m
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~236.5 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: Australia · Barnet · Bath And North East Somerset · Belgium · Botswana · Brazil · Canada · Chile · City Of Westminster · Colombia · France · Germany

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£9.5m£20.8m
31/12/2024£9.4m£19.0m
31/12/2023£9.5m£19.3m
31/12/2022£5.3m£20.2m
31/12/2021£4.7m£17.6m

Common questions

Is FIA FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of €14,379,000 for the year, driven by a loss on investment assets and expenditure exceeding incoming resources. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at €469,772,000, though the charity noted a shortfall in preserving the capital base in real terms against inflation. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
STREETGAMES UK1£500k
MISSION INDIA1£75k

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