THE THOMPSON FAMILY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1145556 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Foundation makes grants for charitable purposes as identified by the trustees.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO PAY OR APPLY THE INCOME, AND (IF AND WHEN THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT) ALL OR ANY PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL TO OR FOR SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS OR PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£32k

Latest spending

£29k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £1,095,053, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet annual expenditure and cover management costs. The charity reported a net deficit of £80 for the year, primarily due to investment revaluation losses, but maintains adequate resources to continue operations. No employees were engaged during the year, and the trustees confirmed no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level which on investment, generates sufficient income to meet annual expenditure and cover management and administration costs and to respond to emergency applications for grants which arise from time to time (held: £1.1m)

“It is the policy of the foundation to maintain unrestricted funds (free reserves), at a level which on investment, generates sufficient income to meet annual expenditure and cover management and administration costs and to respond to emergency applications for grants which arise from time to time.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Conflicting interests
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management

Trustees · trustee networks

Amy Storm Townsend
BRUCE MCKENZIE THOMPSON
CATHERINE ELIZABETH THOMPSON
James Michael Mckenzie Thompson

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£32k	£29k
05/04/2024	£32k	£23k
05/04/2023	£30k	£38k
05/04/2022	£24k	£27k
05/04/2021	£22k	£35k

Common questions

Is THE THOMPSON FAMILY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £1,095,053, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet annual expenditure and cover management costs. The charity reported a net deficit of £80 for the year, primarily due to investment revaluation losses, but maintains adequate resources to continue operations. No employees were engaged during the year, and the trustees confirmed no material uncertainties regarding going concern. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BRUCE WAKE CHARITY	1	£70k
THE SYNCONA FOUNDATION	1	£47k
THE GORDON SANDERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£43k
The Barratt Redrow Foundation	1	£20k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION	1	£500
THE PRIORY FOUNDATION	1	£400
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust	1	£200

Charities like this

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

THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST income £6.3m
THE THOMPSON CHARITABLE TRUST income £26k
EDWIN JOHN THOMPSON MEMORIAL FUND income £34k
THE TOMLINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST income £284k
JOHN A THOMPSON MEMORIAL TRUST income £444k
THE MATT HAMPSON FOUNDATION income £1.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE THOMPSON FAMILY FOUNDATION	£32k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£6.3m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE THOMPSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£26k	—	within	—	no doubt
EDWIN JOHN THOMPSON MEMORIAL FUND FY2025	£34k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE TOMLINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£284k	—	below	—	no doubt
JOHN A THOMPSON MEMORIAL TRUST FY2025	£444k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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