THE TAURUS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1128441 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Foundation makes grants to Charities of its own choice in furtherance of its charitable objectives.No replies or acknowledgements will be sent to unsolicited applications or correspondence.

Objects

THE OBJECTS ARE SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROMTIME TO TIME DECIDE. IT IS RECOGNISED THAT THE DEFINITION OF WHAT IS "CHARITABLE"ACCORDING TO ENGLISH LAW CHANGES OVER TIME AND IT IS INTENDED THAT (WHILSTNOTHING SHOULD BE DONE WHICH IS NOT EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AT THE DATE THAT IT ISDONE) THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY SHOULD CHANGE IN LINE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLANDSO THAT IN THE FUTURE THINGS MAY BE DONE (WHEN THEY ARE CHARITABLE) WHICH ARE NOTCHARITABLE AT THE DATE OF THIS DEED.THE TRUSTEES SHALL PAY OR APPLY OR CAUSE TO BE APPLIED AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES ANDIN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT THE INCOME ANDIF AND IN SO FAR AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT THE CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY INPROMOTING THE OBJECTS.

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £751,473, having decreased from £1,074,949 in the prior year due to net expenditure exceeding income and gains. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The trustees do not maintain a specific reserves policy target, stating that maintaining reserves at a specific level is not appropriate for a charity that is not a service delivery entity.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (95% 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: 1.7% of total income.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (04/10/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALAN GEOFFREY FENTONchair
• Anthony Felsenstein
• CAROLE ANN ELIZABETH COOK · trustee of 1 other charity
• Charles Vermont
• Denis Felsenstein
• Dominic Fenton
• James Tristian Goodman
• Katherine Ekers
• PRISCILLA ROSEMARY FENTON
• Richard Felsenstein
• Wendy Flora Pollecoff · trustee of 1 other charity
• ann clelland

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout London

Income and spending

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