OMEGA RESEARCH FOUNDATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1105918 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the education of the public in the subject of international peace, human rights and the causes of conflict.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£655k

Latest spending

£445k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves stood at £411,163, with unrestricted general reserves of £126,443 falling below the trustees' stated lower policy limit of £150,000. The trustees note that this situation is mitigated by a designated fund balance of £131,750, but acknowledge that further fundraising is a priority to ensure solvency. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £126k)

“Reserves in the General Fund at the end of 2024/25 stood at £126,443 which is below the target limits of £150,000 to £350,000.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Neil Corney, a member of Omega staff, is a trustee of Bridge 5 Mill Ltd, Omega’s landlord. He always recuses himself from any discussions around this relationship, with both parties.

“Neil Corney, a member of Omega staff, is a trustee of Bridge 5 Mill Ltd, Omega’s landlord. He always recuses himself from any discussions around this relationship, with both parties.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Slade & Cooper Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

The European Commission — “Omega’s current funders include: The European Commission” (source page)
OPCAT Special Fund — “We thank our previous funders for their generous support of our work. In the past, we’ve received funds from: OPCAT Special Fund” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£655k

Total spending

£445k

Cost of raising funds

£30k

Reserves (reported)

£411k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~11.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 4.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

MICHAEL REEDchair
Annalena Wolcke
Ian Bell
Jevon Clayton
Josephine Dresner
Safa Al Ahmad
Steven James Lindsay · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£655k	£445k
31/03/2024	£404k	£470k
31/03/2023	£303k	£374k
31/03/2022	£445k	£422k
31/03/2021	£245k	£388k

Common questions

Is OMEGA RESEARCH FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total reserves stood at £411,163, with unrestricted general reserves of £126,443 falling below the trustees' stated lower policy limit of £150,000. The trustees note that this situation is mitigated by a designated fund balance of £131,750, but acknowledge that further fundraising is a priority to ensure solvency. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Slade & Cooper Limited.

Who funds OMEGA RESEARCH FOUNDATION LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name OMEGA RESEARCH FOUNDATION LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST, JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO, NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£210k	Core costs
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO	FY2024	£35k
NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£19k	Fast Track

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION	1	£40k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STANFORD FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED.

STANFORD FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED income £1.0m
HUMAN PRACTICE FOUNDATION UK income £184k
OMEGA COMMUNITY LIVING LIMITED income £856k
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED income £479k
THE ELYSIUM FOUNDATION LIMITED income £107k
THE ORWELL FOUNDATION income £194k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
OMEGA RESEARCH FOUNDATION LIMITED	£655k	—	below	—	no doubt
STANFORD FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED FY2025	£1.0m	—	above	—	no doubt
HUMAN PRACTICE FOUNDATION UK FY2025	£184k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
OMEGA COMMUNITY LIVING LIMITED FY2025	£856k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED FY2025	£479k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE ELYSIUM FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025	£107k	—	above	—	no doubt

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