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CINVEN FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1121875 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity mainly supports education-related programmes, making donations to a limited number of charities each year. We also match staff donations to various charitable causes.

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Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported unrestricted reserves of £37,024 at the end of the financial year, a slight increase from the previous year's £36,315. The trustees confirm that the charity does not need to maintain significant reserves due to small administration costs and ongoing support from its parent company, Cinven Limited. The charity received voluntary income of £1,355,100 and committed charitable expenditure of £1,350,467 during the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Cinven Limited (100% of income)
“During the year voluntary income of £1,355,100 (2023: £1,121,815) was received from Cinven Limited.” — page 18
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: The Trustees believe the Charity does not need to maintain significant reserves. (held: £37k)
“The Charity’s administration costs are small. There are no ongoing commitments due to day to day administration support from Cinven Limited and therefore the Trustees believe the Charity does not need to maintain significant reserves.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BDO LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.4m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.4m£1.4m
31/12/2023£1.1m£1.2m
31/12/2022£943k£908k
31/12/2021£1.1m£1.1m
31/12/2020£1.4m£1.5m

Common questions

Is CINVEN FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported unrestricted reserves of £37,024 at the end of the financial year, a slight increase from the previous year's £36,315. The trustees confirm that the charity does not need to maintain significant reserves due to small administration costs and ongoing support from its parent company, Cinven Limited. The charity received voluntary income of £1,355,100 and committed charitable expenditure of £1,350,467 during the year. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by BDO LLP.

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
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST1£25k
THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION1£6k
THE DULVERTON TRUST1£5k
WHITEHEAD MONCKTON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£3k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CINVEN FOUNDATION£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
THE SUPPORT FOUNDATION FY2025£190k—0below—no doubt
THE INVESCO CARES FOUNDATION FY2025£142k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CYNARA FOUNDATION FY2026£153k—0above—no doubt
THE OCTOPUS FOUNDATION FY2025£329k—0unclear—no doubt
CHESTERTONS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt

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