THE ANGLO-AMERICAN CHARITY LIMITED

Registered charity 1101831 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Assists U.S. taxpayers subject to U.K. income tax to make donations to charities in the U.S., the U.K., and the rest of the world

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION AND SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Area of benefit: NORTH AMERCIA, USA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Latest income
£5.8m
Latest spending
£5.2m
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £968,993, with donation income rising significantly to £5,776,469. The trustees report that the financial position was satisfactory and that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence. No reserves policy is currently in place as the entity is not an operational charity with significant fixed costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The charitable company is the wholly owned subsidiary of The Anglo-American Charitable Foundation Limited, a US public charity.
“The charitable company is the wholly owned subsidiary of The Anglo-American Charitable Foundation Limited, a US public charity. It exists as a separate entity in order to facilitate donations to the US charity.” — page 5
“During the year, the charity incurred expenses of £3,600 (2024: £3,600) for use of office owned by Horwich Law Limited, a company of which Stuart Horwich is a director.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity incurred expenses of £3,600 for use of office owned by Horwich Law Limited, a company of which trustee Stuart Horwich is a director.
“The charitable company is the wholly owned subsidiary of The Anglo-American Charitable Foundation Limited, a US public charity. It exists as a separate entity in order to facilitate donations to the US charity.” — page 5
“During the year, the charity incurred expenses of £3,600 (2024: £3,600) for use of office owned by Horwich Law Limited, a company of which Stuart Horwich is a director.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP. Discloses 4 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 31/12/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 16/01/2024, 77 days after the 31/10/2023 due date); year ending 31/12/2021 (received 17/01/2023, 78 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Total income
£5.8m
Total spending
£5.2m
Reserves (reported)
£969k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~2.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£5.8m£5.2m
31/12/2024£2.5m£2.2m
31/12/2023£1.4m£1.6m
31/12/2022£1.6m£2.7m
31/12/2021£2.7m£1.7m

Common questions

Is THE ANGLO-AMERICAN CHARITY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £968,993, with donation income rising significantly to £5,776,469. The trustees report that the financial position was satisfactory and that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence. No reserves policy is currently in place as the entity is not an operational charity with significant fixed costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ANGLICAN MISSION IN ENGLAND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ANGLO-AMERICAN CHARITY LIMITED£5.8m—0unclear—no doubt
ANGLICAN MISSION IN ENGLAND FY2025£234k—0above—no doubt
ENGLISH HOLDINGS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£398k—0unclear—no doubt
THE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN LONDON FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED FY2025£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
TAX ADVISERS' CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£37k——unclear—no doubt
THE ANGLO-ISRAEL ASSOCIATION FY2025£43k——unclear—no doubt

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