J C BAMFORD FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1106038 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promoting or developing the science of mechanical engineering, in all its branches and in particular, education, for the benefit of the public, and providing assistance financial or otherwise to such bodies, institutions and individuals, and to support and fund such objectives in such manner as the Trustees think fit.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £142,522, with a policy of not holding reserves and operating on the basis that current income is applied to grants. The charity reported a net income for the year of £15,494, funded primarily by investment income and donations, while paying out £500,000 in grants. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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.

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

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• STEVEN ERNEST ROBERT OVENSchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• MARK BAMFORD · trustee of 1 other charity
• 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

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

• THE LORD BAMFORD FOUNDATION income £307k
• THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY BOARD income £10.0m
• THE BENEVOLENT FUND OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS income £1.7m
• THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF ENGINEERS CHARITABLE TRUST FUND income £219k
• THE JAMEEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION UK income £2.0m
• THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS income £31.9m

Side by side with its peers

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