FAMILY BUSINESS RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1134085 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IFB RESEARCH FOUNDATION

The Family Business Research Foundation is dedicated to promoting a deeper understanding of family business, which makes a significant contribution to the economy and society. The knowledge fostered through the Foundation helps ensure the continued success and sustainability of the UK family business sector. The Family Business Research Foundation works for public benefit .

Objects

HE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) THROUGH RESEARCH INTO MATTERS RELATING TO FAMILY BUSINESSES AND THE PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF SUCH RESEARCH AND FINDINGS; AND THE PROMOTION OF SUCH PURPOSES FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT AS SHALL BE CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported total income of £157,715 and spending of £128,156 for the financial period ending 30 June 2024. The filing indicates a surplus for the period, with no trading subsidiaries or group structure present. Per the trustees' report, there were no serious incidents to report during the financial period.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• 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)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/06/2023 (received 22/05/2024, 22 days after the 30/04/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

• WIFU Foundation — “The Family Business Research Foundation (FBRF) is pleased to share a small selection of research studies and practical guides from the WIFU …” (source page)

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (16/07/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sir Michael James Bibbychair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Adam Edward Jackson
• CHLOE BENEST
• Dr ALLAN FERNANDO DISCUA CRUZ
• HARRY HUGH TREVOR - JONES
• KEVIN JOHN NICHOLSON
• PHILIP RONALD BOUVERAT
• Professor Ajay Bhalla

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FAMILIES IN BRITISH INDIA SOCIETY.

• THE FAMILIES IN BRITISH INDIA SOCIETY income £34k
• THE FEDERATION OF FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETIES income £65k
• THE FAMILY FOUNDATION income £86k
• PHARMACY RESEARCH UK income £87k
• Family Fund Trust income £44.9m
• The Family Trust income £4.8m

Side by side with its peers

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