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THE DAVID AND CLAUDIA HARDING FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1120878 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE DAVID HARDING FOUNDATION

The Foundation's primary focus has been funding academic scholarships and fellowships, but it has also supported many other causes such as art galleries, museums and humanitarian appeals. The Foundation does not make contributions in response to unsolicited requests.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£10.4m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a significant surplus of £10,112,449, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £11,000,347. The trustees confirm that the funding is currently provided by David and Claudia Harding, who have indicated their continued support to meet all future donations and running costs as required.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to ensure that the Foundation can continue its activities and meet future grant commitments (held: £11.0m)
“The Trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves sufficient to ensure that the Foundation can continue its activities and meet future grant commitments.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Professional fees charged by Gibson Booth Chartered Accountants, a firm in which S Lindley is a partner.
“During the year, professional fees of £5970 (2023 - £5,118) were charged by Gibson Booth Chartered Accountants, a firm in which S Lindley Is a partner.” — page 18
“There were also donations received of £10,315,301 (2023: - £885,000) from D W Harding during the year.” — page 18
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from D W Harding.
“During the year, professional fees of £5970 (2023 - £5,118) were charged by Gibson Booth Chartered Accountants, a firm in which S Lindley Is a partner.” — page 18
“There were also donations received of £10,315,301 (2023: - £885,000) from D W Harding during the year.” — page 18
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£10.4m
Total spending
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£11.0m
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~114.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£10.4m£1.2m
31/12/2023£932k£1.3m
31/12/2022£18k£945k
31/12/2021£0£137k
31/12/2020£25.0m£586k

Common questions

Is THE DAVID AND CLAUDIA HARDING FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a significant surplus of £10,112,449, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £11,000,347. The trustees confirm that the funding is currently provided by David and Claudia Harding, who have indicated their continued support to meet all future donations and running costs as required. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by AAB Audit & Accountancy 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
FRIENDS OF ACHIEZER ARAD1£41k

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE DAVID AND CLAUDIA HARDING FOUNDATION£10.4m——unclear—no doubt
THE HARDY FOUNDATION FY2024£2.8m—0unclear—no doubt
DHD FOUNDATION FY2025£106k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HARDY FAMILY FOUNDATION FY2025£162k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HADDAD FOUNDATION FY2024£8.3m——unclear—no doubt
THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION FY2025£867k—0unclear—no doubt

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