THE BRAITHWAITE FAMILY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1141852 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trustees' main activity will be providing financial support and assistance to charitable organisations and individuals by making grants. In particular, working with young people to improve their opportunities as they transfer into the working environment, improving the quality of life for elderly people towards the end of their lives and helping young musicians to get a start in their careers.

Objects

THE CHARITY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT AND THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS:-1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR THE PERFORMING ARTS INCLUDING MUSIC THEATRE AND DANCE; AND/OR2. THE ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE OF AND THE PROVISION OF HELP TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND TRAINING TO ASSIST YOUNG PEOPLE TO ENTER A TRADE PROFESSION OR EMPLOYMENT OF ANY KIND;3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH INCLUDING THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF SICKNESS DISEASE OR HUMAN SUFFERING INCLUDING THE PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF PALLIATIVE CARE FOR THOSE WITH TERMINAL ILLNESSES;4. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION INCLUDING BY PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE FUNDING OF EXPEDITIONS AND TRIPS RELATED TO COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF LEARNING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT;5. THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED WHETHER BY VIRTUE OF POVERTY BEREAVEMENT ILL HEALTH OR LACK OF COMPANIONSHIP;6. THE PROMOTION OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY ALL OR ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:6.1 THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP;6.2 THE MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE;6.3 THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES; AND6.4 THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES; 7. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER IN THE FORM OF MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR PERSONS BODIES ORGANISATIONS AND/OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AID; AND/OR8. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,314,371, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £1,000,000. The charity reported a net outgoing resource of £62,374 for the year, driven by charitable donations exceeding investment income and investment losses, yet the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALLISTER JAMES BRAITHWAITE STUDENT
• CHRISTOPHER JAMES BRAITHWAITE
• IAN THOMAS BRAITHWAITE
• LYNETTE MABS BRAITHWAITE

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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