THE CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1096199 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Advance education amongst the public in matters pertaining to credit unions. Provide education and training in the knowledge and skills pertinent to the establishment of credit unions.Relieve poverty amongst communities in need by advising communities how to establish credit unions.Relieve poverty by providing grants and other services to credit unions to allow them to extend their services.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £84,431 with designated funds of £40,969, resulting in total net assets of £199,111. The charity received total income of £224,677 and incurred total expenditure of £172,937, leading to a net movement in funds of £51,740. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and accounts accorded with those records.
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.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Credit Union Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- National Lottery Heritage Fund — “Save and Sound is a heritage project by the Credit Union Foundation, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.” (source page)
- Emily Harrison
- Emma Louise Norledge
- James Fell
- Matthew Bland
- Simon Desmond Lyons
- Teresa Manning MBE
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £84,431 with designated funds of £40,969, resulting in total net assets of £199,111. The charity received total income of £224,677 and incurred total expenditure of £172,937, leading to a net movement in funds of £51,740. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and accounts accorded with those records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
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