THE EQUILIBRIUM FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1136933 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Equilibrium Foundation exists to make people's lives better, by supporting charitable causes, with a particular focus on the North West of England. We support a wide range of organisations, with a particular emphasis on education and disability charities, and on helping people experiencing all sorts of disadvantages to have better opportunities for learning and employment.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£151k
Latest spending
£128k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £14,469, which is below the stated policy target of retaining any balance in excess of £3,000. The charity reported total incoming resources of £150,856 and total expenditure of £127,505 for the year, resulting in a net surplus. The trustees and examiner confirmed the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the next twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: any balance held by The Foundation in excess of £3,000 (surplus cash over and above any restricted donations or committed funds) is to be distributed (held: £14k)
“It is the charity’s policy that any balance held by The Foundation in excess of £3,000 (surplus cash over and above any restricted donations or committed funds) is to be distributed.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Equilibrium Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£151k£128k
31/08/2024£193k£174k
31/08/2023£196k£211k
31/08/2022£163k£201k
31/08/2021£150k£99k

Common questions

Is THE EQUILIBRIUM FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £14,469, which is below the stated policy target of retaining any balance in excess of £3,000. The charity reported total incoming resources of £150,856 and total expenditure of £127,505 for the year, resulting in a net surplus. The trustees and examiner confirmed the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the next twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIES1£33k
HUBBUB FOUNDATION UK1£24k
SAMJO LIMITED1£5k
MUSLIM WELFARE BOARD1£2k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE EQUILIBRIUM CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE EQUILIBRIUM FOUNDATION£151k—0unclear—no doubt
THE EQUILIBRIUM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£192k—0above—no doubt
Equality Foundation FY2025£107k—0unclear—no doubt
THE EQ FOUNDATION FY2025£1.0m—0above—no doubt
EURO QUALITY FOUNDATION FY2025£453k—0above—no doubt
THE EQUITIX FOUNDATION FY2024£207k—0unclear—noted

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