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CLARION FUTURES

Registered charity 1135056 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AFFINITY SUTTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, AFFINITY SUTTON FOUNDATION

Latest income
£17.2m
Latest spending
£16.2m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £21.2 million, with unrestricted funds at £0.9 million and expendable endowment at £20.3 million. The charity reported a net income of £1.0 million for the year, supported by significant top-up funding from its parent association. The trustees confirmed the charity has sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due for at least twelve months.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £10.0 million (held: £900k)
“agreed to a minimum unrestricted reserves balance of £10.0 million, inclusive of endowment.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by KPMG LLP.

What the charity says about itself

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report— the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

The report does not contain a specific year label for the reporting period. It references activities in 2019, 2021-22, and 'last year' relative to publication, but no definitive annual period is stated.
“Clarion Futures has supported more than 18,000 people into work since 2017.”
The report states that every year they help 3,000 people into jobs, including apprenticeships and business start-ups.
“Every year we help 3,000 people into jobs, including 200 apprenticeships and 150 business start-ups.”
The report details the scale of their money guidance and debt advice support over the last five years.
“In the last 5 years we have provided one-to-one money guidance to over 10,000 households, and supported 13,000 to access specialist debt advice.”
The report highlights the impact of their digital inclusion work, specifically the 'One Digital' programme.
“It succeeded in helping more than 61,000 people to gain new digital skills.”

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£17.2m
Total spending
£16.2m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
145

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£17.2m£16.2m
31/03/2024£13.5m£16.5m
31/03/2023£26.0m£15.8m
31/03/2022£6.6m£16.0m
31/03/2021£5.4m£13.7m

Common questions

Is CLARION FUTURES financially healthy?

The accounts state that total funds increased to £21.2 million, with unrestricted funds at £0.9 million and expendable endowment at £20.3 million. The charity reported a net income of £1.0 million for the year, supported by significant top-up funding from its parent association. The trustees confirmed the charity has sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due for at least twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by KPMG LLP.

Who funds CLARION FUTURES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CLARION FUTURES as a grant recipient include CAMBRIDGESHIRE ACRE, NORFOLK AND NORWICH FESTIVAL TRUST, TOWER HILL TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
CAMBRIDGESHIRE ACREFY2023£32k
CAMBRIDGESHIRE ACREFY2025£28k
CAMBRIDGESHIRE ACREFY2024£24k
NORFOLK AND NORWICH FESTIVAL TRUSTFY2023£4k
TOWER HILL TRUSTFY2025£3k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund30/03/2016£53k"'Who do we think we are?'"

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