FIORENTINI FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1140414 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Foundation holds fund-raising activities to raise money which it allocates as financial support enabling less privileged, socially-excluded and disabled children in the inner cities in London to access performing arts.

Objects

1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE FIELD OF PERFORMING ARTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 7-18 YEARS WHO ARE FROM SOCIALLY OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS OR HAVE A MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY.2) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH;A) PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO PLAY AN ACTIVE AND POSITIVE ROLE AS MENDERS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY VIA THE PERFORMING ARTS, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO PERFORM.B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

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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Registered contact address: Islington, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£53k

Latest spending

£23k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £39,085, which exceeds its stated policy target of £30,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity achieved a surplus of £29,747 and maintains sufficient resources to cover operating costs and contingencies.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £30,000 (reserves figure: £39k)

“The Trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level of at least £30,000, which covers roughly a year of bursaries and normal operating costs.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grants paid to related party

“bursaries totalling £15,508 were awarded for children to attend Fiorentini Arts School (2024: £12,527). At the end of the current financial year there was a debtor due to the Foundation from Fiorentini Arts School totalling £1,668 (2024: £306), this represents the net of costs paid for the Foundation by the School and income raised for the Foundation which has been received by the School.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 12

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).

National Lottery Community Fund — “The Fiorentini Foundation is delighted to announce that it has been awarded £20,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund to help even mo…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Anastasia Petrova
Attila Angus Aziz Kent
Emma Sylvester
Nick Whiteley · trustee of 1 other charity
RICHARD FOGELMAN
Zoe Patricia Sadler

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£53k	£23k
31/12/2024	£26k	£21k
31/12/2023	£21k	£23k
31/12/2022	£29k	£35k
31/12/2021	£29k	£1k

Common questions

Is FIORENTINI FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £39,085, which exceeds its stated policy target of £30,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity achieved a surplus of £29,747 and maintains sufficient resources to cover operating costs and contingencies. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FIORENTINI FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FIORENTINI FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE CHILDHOOD TRUST, CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST	FY2025	£25k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£5k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/02/2025	£20k	Creative Rehabilitation for Disadvantaged Children
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/01/2019	£10k	Improving Young Peoples' Lives in Camden, Lewisham and Greenwich

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES	1	£33k
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC	1	£29k
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£23k
Genesis Foundation	1	£10k
THE FYRISH FOUNDATION	1	£5k
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND	1	£2k
I FAGIOLINI CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£750

Charities like this

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

THE FOUNDATION FOUNDATION income £177k
THE FLORENCE FOUNDATION income £91k
The MFPA Fund For The Training Of Disabled Children In The Arts income £308k
FIERI CONSORT income £28k
PHOENIX AUTISM TRUST income £2.5m
FOUNTAIN OF PEACE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION UK income £272k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FIORENTINI FOUNDATION	£53k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FY2026	£177k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE FLORENCE FOUNDATION FY2026	£91k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
The MFPA Fund For The Training Of Disabled Children In The Arts FY2026	£308k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FIERI CONSORT FY2025	£28k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PHOENIX AUTISM TRUST FY2025	£2.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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