THE BORNO FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1129914 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE SCOPE OF OUR ACTIVITIES CAN BE FOUND IN OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENT.

Objects

3.1.1 THE RELIEF OR PREVENTION OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ANDIMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE, INCLUDING BY PROVIDINGGOODS, SERVICES, FACILITIES OR GRANTS;3.1.2 THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AND PROVISION OFMEDICAL AID;3.1.3 THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF VICTIMS OF WAR, NATURAL DISASTER ORCATASTROPHE;3.1.4 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING; AND CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, PRUDENT USE OF 3.1.5 TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BY ANY MEANS WHICH ENSURERESOURCES, IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN DISADVANTAGEDCOMMUNITIES, OR SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTHOR REGENERATION.3.2 IN THIS CLAUSE:3.2.1 'DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES' MEANS THOSE WHERE A SIGNIFICANTPROPORTION OF PEOPLE ARE IN GREAT NEED BECAUSE OF THEIR FINANCIAL,ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, HEALTH OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES; AND3.2.2 'SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT' MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THENEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTUREGENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED.IN PRACTICE, 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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Latest income
£62k
Latest spending
£52k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,417,347, which the trustees consider adequate to meet its objects. The free reserves excluding tangible fixed assets are £387,347, approximately equivalent to 5-7 years' expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £9,445 for the year, funded primarily by investment income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investments (100% of income)
“The majority of the Charity’s income is derived from rental of the investment property.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 5-7 years' expenditure (held: £1.4m)
“The free reserves excluding tangible fixed assets were £387,347 (2024: £377,902), which is approximately equivalent to 5-7 years' expenditure” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£62k£52k
31/12/2024£46k£70k
31/12/2023£44k£75k
31/12/2022£45k£100k
31/12/2021£45k£46k

Common questions

Is THE BORNO FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,417,347, which the trustees consider adequate to meet its objects. The free reserves excluding tangible fixed assets are £387,347, approximately equivalent to 5-7 years' expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £9,445 for the year, funded primarily by investment income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.