THE FINBOROUGH FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1125130 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PETTIWARD FOUNDATION

The Finborough Foundation was created to advance the training and study of science, medicine and the arts, and promote the conservation and protection of the natural and built environment and support homeless children and adults.

Objects

OF SUCH GRANTS AND DONATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS OR SUCH CHARITABLE ASSOCIATIONS, BODIES AND ORGANISATIONS AS HE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT IN PARTICULAR THOSE CONCERNED WITH:I THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION STUDY AND TRAINING IN THE ARTS, SCIENCE AND MEDICINE;II THE PROMOTION OF CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; ANDIII RELIEVING THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF HOMELESS CHILDREN AND ADULTS.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.

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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Liverpool, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£288k

Latest spending

£336k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £8,043,749 as at 31 December 2025, representing a net decrease from the previous year due to investment losses and grant expenditures. The Trustees consider it unnecessary to maintain a set amount as free reserves, as all funds remain available at their discretion to further the charity's purposes. The charity has no employees and relies on external professionals for administration, audit, and investment management.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Trustee Charles Pettiward waived a creditor balance of £35,000, which was donated to the Foundation.

“During the year, Charles Pettiward, Trustee, donated £35,000 to the Foundation by way of waiving a creditor balance owed by the charity. There were no conditions attached to the donation.” — page 21

“As permitted by the Foundation's governing documents, Rathbones was paid £24,000 (2024 - £17,520) in respect of these professional services provided to the Foundation during the financial year.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Rathbones Trust Company Ltd, a company where Trustee Kerry Roberts is a Director, provided accountancy, administration and secretarial services for £24,000.

“During the year, Charles Pettiward, Trustee, donated £35,000 to the Foundation by way of waiving a creditor balance owed by the charity. There were no conditions attached to the donation.” — page 21

“As permitted by the Foundation's governing documents, Rathbones was paid £24,000 (2024 - £17,520) in respect of these professional services provided to the Foundation during the financial year.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 3 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting 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

Has a trading subsidiary
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 06446031 · Financial health read from its filings

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.

ROBERTS, Kerry — director, appointed 21/07/2025on trustee list
PETTIWARD, Anna Margaret — director, appointed 18/11/2022on trustee list
PETTIWARD, James Roger — director, appointed 15/12/2021on trustee list
PETTIWARD, Josephine Mary — director, appointed 02/03/2021on trustee list
PETTIWARD, Charles — director, appointed 08/02/2008on trustee list
RATHBONE SECRETARIES LIMITED — corporate secretary, appointed 21/07/2025

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Anna Pettiward
Charles Pettiward
James Roger Pettiward
Josephine Mary Pettiward
Kerry Roberts · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Camden

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£288k	£336k
31/12/2024	£251k	£256k
31/12/2023	£266k	£322k
31/12/2022	£269k	£244k
31/12/2021	£241k	£255k

Common questions

Is THE FINBOROUGH FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £8,043,749 as at 31 December 2025, representing a net decrease from the previous year due to investment losses and grant expenditures. The Trustees consider it unnecessary to maintain a set amount as free reserves, as all funds remain available at their discretion to further the charity's purposes. The charity has no employees and relies on external professionals for administration, audit, and investment management. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Sandringham Charitable Foundation.

Sandringham Charitable Foundation income £170k
THE FOUNDATION FOUNDATION income £177k
WELLINGBOROUGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION income £132k
THE FOWBERRY FOUNDATION income £64k
THE LUDGROVE SCHOOL FOUNDATION income £1.6m
THE WINDFALL FOUNDATION income £143k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE FINBOROUGH FOUNDATION	£288k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Sandringham Charitable Foundation FY2025	£170k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FY2026	£177k	—	above	—	no doubt
WELLINGBOROUGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025	£132k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE FOWBERRY FOUNDATION FY2025	£64k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LUDGROVE SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025	£1.6m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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