FOUNDATION OF LIGHT
Latest income
£5.6m
Latest spending
£5.8m
Registered
2001
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Total income
£5.6m
Total spending
£5.8m
Cost of raising funds
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£1.3m
Employees
148
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/08/2026)
Trustees
- ROBERT SYDNEY MURRAY CBEchair
- Baroness Estelle Morris
- George Clarke
- HONOURABLE JAMES RAMSBOTHAM C.B.E.
- Jill Scott MBE
- KATE ADIE
- Kyril Robert Leonid Louis-Dreyfus
- LADY TANNI GREY-THOMPSON
- Martin Hibbert
- SIR TIM RICE
- STEVE CRAM MBE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £5.6m | £5.8m |
| 31/08/2024 | £4.9m | £5.2m |
| 31/08/2023 | £4.3m | £4.8m |
| 31/08/2022 | £4.4m | £4.9m |
| 31/08/2021 | £3.8m | £4.1m |
Common questions
Who funds FOUNDATION OF LIGHT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FOUNDATION OF LIGHT as a grant recipient include CRODA FOUNDATION, Point North Community Foundation, THE HARRISON FOUNDATION, THE HARRY AND JANICE BANKS FOUNDATION, CEO SLEEPOUT.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| CRODA FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £399k |
| Point North Community Foundation | FY2024 | £157k |
| THE HARRISON FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £82k |
| THE HARRY AND JANICE BANKS FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £20k |
| CEO SLEEPOUT | FY2023 | £6k |
| SUNDERLAND VOLUNTARY SECTOR ALLIANCE | FY2025 | £3k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 22/07/2021 | £247k | "Coals to Goals" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 03/09/2007 | £25k | "Football- so what?" |