THE FEBRUARY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1113064 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£34.3m
Latest spending
£30.8m
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased by £4,776,518 to £64,055,628, driven by a large gift of shares and significant unrealised investment losses. The trustees consider the unrestricted income fund of £18,781,775 and the expendable endowment of £45,273,853 to be adequate to meet current and long-term commitments. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: build up an expendable endowment fund to support its future grant making activities and provide the Foundation with an asset base to allow for its long term sustainability (held: £18.8m)
The trustees have agreed that it would be in the best interests of the Foundation to continue to build up an expendable endowment fund to support its future grant making activities and provide the Foundation with an asset base to allow for its long term sustainability. — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2025)

Total income
£34.3m
Total spending
£30.8m
Cost of raising funds
£152k
Reserves (reported)
£64.1m
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~24.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£34.3m£30.8m
29/02/2024£8.5m£4.4m
28/02/2023£7.2m£4.4m
28/02/2022£12.8m£27.4m
28/02/2021£17.6m£11.9m

Common questions

Is THE FEBRUARY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that total funds decreased by £4,776,518 to £64,055,628, driven by a large gift of shares and significant unrealised investment losses. The trustees consider the unrestricted income fund of £18,781,775 and the expendable endowment of £45,273,853 to be adequate to meet current and long-term commitments. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Who funds THE FEBRUARY FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FEBRUARY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include National Philanthropic Trust UK Limited, ATTEND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
National Philanthropic Trust UK LimitedFY2025£2.2m
ATTENDFY2025£10k
ATTENDFY2022£3k

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE GENERATIONAL FOUNDATION1£500k

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