SOFII FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1124743 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFICACY OF CHARITIES WORLD-WIDE, IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT LIMITATION)THROUGH ADVISING PEOPLE ABOUT SUCCESSFUL CHARITABLE FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£75k

Latest spending

£81k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £6,075 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £74,538 against expenditure of £80,613. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased from £52,852 to £46,777, which the trustees describe as a 'comfortable level of reserves' despite being below the stated policy target of covering a year's expenses. The charity has no employees and relies on volunteers and self-employed individuals.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a year’s worth of expenses (held: £47k)

“The charity aims to build its reserves to cover a year’s worth of expenses.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 06532074

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The SOFII Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Blackbaud — “SOFII exists because of partnerships with organisations like Blackbaud .” (source page)
The Chartered Institute of Fundraising — “SOFII exists because of partnerships with organisations like The Chartered Institute of Fundraising .” (source page)

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.

GIBSON, Steven Martin — director, appointed 09/07/2025on trustee list
DELANEY, Kevin — director, appointed 10/12/2024on trustee list
RAMACHANDRAN, Bharati — director, appointed 10/12/2024on trustee list
VEEN, Victor Van Der — director, appointed 10/12/2024on trustee list
VERGUEIRO, Joao Paulo De Andrade — director, appointed 10/12/2024on trustee list
WATT, Andrew Peter — director, appointed 24/03/2021on trustee list
SHAH, Charmaine — director, appointed 24/03/2021on trustee list
LITTLE, Heather — director, appointed 24/03/2021on trustee list
MOORE, Rachael — director, appointed 24/03/2021on trustee list
NGUYEN, Angelique Masse — director, appointed 24/03/2021on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Heather Littlechair
Andrew Peter Watt · trustee of 1 other charity
Angelique Masse Nguyen
Bharati Ramachandran
Charmaine Shah
Joao Paulo de Andrade Vergueiro
Kevin Delaney
Rachael Moore
Steven Martin Gibson
Victor van der Veen

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£75k	£81k
31/03/2024	£45k	£51k
31/03/2023	£88k	£66k
31/03/2022	£65k	£54k
31/03/2021	£62k	£65k

Common questions

Is SOFII FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £6,075 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £74,538 against expenditure of £80,613. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased from £52,852 to £46,777, which the trustees describe as a 'comfortable level of reserves' despite being below the stated policy target of covering a year's expenses. The charity has no employees and relies on volunteers and self-employed individuals. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.