FRANKS FAMILY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1114574 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD.

Objects

THE OBJECTS ARE TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE INCLUDING RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS, AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS.

Area of benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£105k

Latest spending

£324k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £8,231,410, comprising unrestricted funds of £8,081,410 and an expendable endowment of £150,000. The trustees confirm that the foundation has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, citing assets of over £8.3m and confidence in funding programmes. The organization relies on donations from the Franks family and investment income, with no stated reserves policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investments (41% of income)

“Total income for the year amounted to £254,924 (2024: £102,127), comprising investment income of £104,924 (2024: £102,127) and a donation in the form of an expendable endowment of £150,000 (2024: £nil).” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payroll cost sharing with Redbus Ventures Limited

“To save costs, Redbus Ventures Limited (“RVL”), a company under the control of a trustee, and the Company share payroll costs. Outstanding amounts under this arrangement are regularly reimbursed. At the end of the period £57,272 was owed to RVL.” — page 27

“Under an arrangement entered into when certain fixed asset investments were donated to the Foundation a proportion of the proceeds related to the future realisation of those investments is due to be paid to RVL and Eighteen-24 Limited. Based on the fair value of the investments at 31 December 2025 a provision of £797,578 (2024: £797,578) has been recognised in these accounts to reflect this obligation.” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Provision for future payment on donated investments

“To save costs, Redbus Ventures Limited (“RVL”), a company under the control of a trustee, and the Company share payroll costs. Outstanding amounts under this arrangement are regularly reimbursed. At the end of the period £57,272 was owed to RVL.” — page 27

“Under an arrangement entered into when certain fixed asset investments were donated to the Foundation a proportion of the proceeds related to the future realisation of those investments is due to be paid to RVL and Eighteen-24 Limited. Based on the fair value of the investments at 31 December 2025 a provision of £797,578 (2024: £797,578) has been recognised in these accounts to reflect this obligation.” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Grant-making is its main activity

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

Grant-making is its main activity

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

Grant-making is its main activity

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 05834838

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.

OF YORK, Beatrice Elizabeth Mary, Princess — director, appointed 01/04/2019not on trustee list
HODLER, Carolyn Fay — director, appointed 15/07/2014on trustee list
MENDELSOHN, Jonathan Neil, Lord — director, appointed 21/05/2014on trustee list
AVSHALOM, Guy — director, appointed 08/09/2006on trustee list
FRANKS, Simon Elliot — director, appointed 01/06/2006on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

SIMON ELLIOT FRANKSchair
Carolyn Hodler
GUY AVSHALOM · trustee of 1 other charity
HRH Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary of York
The Lord Jonathan Neil Mendelsohn · trustee of 4 other charities

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

Operates in: Cambodia · Laos · Nepal · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£105k	£324k
31/12/2024	£102k	£241k
31/12/2023	£159k	£447k
31/12/2022	£72k	£278k
31/12/2021	£95k	£470k

Common questions

Is FRANKS FAMILY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £8,231,410, comprising unrestricted funds of £8,081,410 and an expendable endowment of £150,000. The trustees confirm that the foundation has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, citing assets of over £8.3m and confidence in funding programmes. The organization relies on donations from the Franks family and investment income, with no stated reserves policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
MOTABILITY	1	£43.3m
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£2.6m
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION	1	£2.0m
THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST	1	£1.0m
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£500k
VARIETY THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY	1	£200k
THE SACHS FOUNDATION	1	£130k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	1	£45k

Charities like this

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

THE THOMAS FRANKS FOUNDATION income £183k
THE FAMILY FOUNDATION income £86k
THE BRENDISH FAMILY FOUNDATION income £64k
BLEVINS FRANKS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION income £50k
THE PARK FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST income £14k
Family Fund Trust income £44.9m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FRANKS FAMILY FOUNDATION	£105k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE THOMAS FRANKS FOUNDATION FY2025	£183k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FAMILY FOUNDATION FY2025	£86k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRENDISH FAMILY FOUNDATION FY2025	£64k	—	above	—	no doubt
BLEVINS FRANKS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025	£50k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PARK FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£14k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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