THE LORD BAMFORD FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1106004 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JCB FOUNDATION, THE SIR ANTHONY BAMFORD FOUNDATION

Promoting or developing the science of mechanical engineering, in all its forms and in particular, research, for the benefit of the public, and promoting such other charitible purposes as the trustees see fit.

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Latest income

£307k

Latest spending

£8k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,850,406, which is a significant surplus compared to the previous year's £2,490,458. The trustees' report explicitly states a policy of not holding reserves, aiming to apply current income to grants, yet the financial statements show a substantial accumulation of funds. The charity's primary funding comes from a £300,000 annual donation by a trustee, and it reported no staff costs or trustee remuneration for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Howsons (Audit & Assurance) Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

MR S OVENSchair · trustee of 2 other charities
LADY BAMFORD · trustee of 2 other charities
THE LORD BAMFORD DL · trustee of 4 other charities

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	£307k	£8k
31/03/2024	£339k	£182k
31/03/2023	£329k	£112k
31/03/2022	£315k	£44k
31/03/2021	£313k	£26k

Common questions

Is THE LORD BAMFORD FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,850,406, which is a significant surplus compared to the previous year's £2,490,458. The trustees' report explicitly states a policy of not holding reserves, aiming to apply current income to grants, yet the financial statements show a substantial accumulation of funds. The charity's primary funding comes from a £300,000 annual donation by a trustee, and it reported no staff costs or trustee remuneration for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Howsons (Audit & Assurance) Limited.

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
THE AMATEURS TRUST	1	£115k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	1	£10k
THE TIM HENMAN FOUNDATION	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with J C BAMFORD FOUNDATION.

J C BAMFORD FOUNDATION income £510k
BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITED income £286k
BACON FOUNDATION LTD income £2.0m
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION income £321k
THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY BOARD income £10.0m
BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION income £5.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE LORD BAMFORD FOUNDATION	£307k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
J C BAMFORD FOUNDATION FY2025	£510k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025	£286k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BACON FOUNDATION LTD FY2025	£2.0m	—	0	below	—	noted
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION FY2025	£321k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY BOARD FY2025	£10.0m	£220,001 - £230,000	—	within	—	no doubt

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