The Rathbones Group Foundation

Registered charity 1150432 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE RATHBONE BROTHERS FOUNDATION

The trustees consider applications for funding when received and resolve to apply the income and capital of the foundation to such charities or for such charitable purposes as they in their discretion think fit.

Objects

TO SUCH CHARITIES OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE AND UNCONTROLLED DISCRETION THINK FIT

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£448k
Latest spending
£485k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased by £83,321 to £1,394,902, supported by a net investment gain of £119,585. The Trustees report adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. The charity had no employees during the year, relying on voluntary donations and investment income to fund charitable activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Payment to Rathbones Trust Company for professional services
“Payment of £3,300 (£3,270 in 2024) was made to Rathbones Trust Company for professional services provided.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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 31/12/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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
31/12/2025£448k£485k
31/12/2024£349k£624k
31/12/2023£377k£300k
31/12/2022£339k£281k
31/12/2021£325k£209k

Common questions

Is The Rathbones Group Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased by £83,321 to £1,394,902, supported by a net investment gain of £119,585. The Trustees report adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. The charity had no employees during the year, relying on voluntary donations and investment income to fund charitable activities. 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
THE TIM HENMAN FOUNDATION1£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SEBASTIAN RATHBONE FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
The Rathbones Group Foundation£448k—0unclear—no doubt
SEBASTIAN RATHBONE FUND FY2025£74k—0unclear2.7%no doubt
Rothesay Foundation FY2025£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION FY2025£1.3m£110,001 - £120,000—above—no doubt
ELIZABETH RATHBONE CHARITY FY2025£79k—0below14.8%no doubt
ROBERT ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£48k—0unclear—no doubt

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