COUTTS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1150784 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The mission of the Coutts Foundation is to support sustainable approaches to tackle the causes and consequences of poverty, focusing on the communities where Coutts has a presence. At this time the core focus of the Foundation is supporting women and girls in the UK.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £2,924,547, which is slightly below the stated policy target of approximately £3m required to cover three years of grant commitments. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £405,362 driven by increased grant commitments, but maintains sufficient liquidity and confirmed continued support from its primary funder, Coutts & Company.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

• Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "below" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 08395296

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• LAMB, Stacey-Jane — director, appointed 27/04/2026on trustee list
• O'CONNOR, Dhivya — director, appointed 27/04/2026on trustee list
• RICHARDS, Anne Helen, Dame — director, appointed 30/09/2025on trustee list
• CRYSTAL, Emma Linnea Mathilda — director, appointed 05/08/2024on trustee list
• CHAMBERLAIN, Solange Helene Jeanine — director, appointed 05/08/2024not on trustee list
• MERRENS, Natalie Isabel — director, appointed 31/07/2023on trustee list
• AMEDUME, Victoria — director, appointed 01/01/2023on trustee list
• CANTEENWALA, Javid Soli — director, appointed 01/01/2023on trustee list
• LINES, Laura — director, appointed 02/07/2019on trustee list
• HARRINGTON, Rachel Alice — director, appointed 02/07/2019on trustee list
• MCNEILL, Judith Mary — director, appointed 02/07/2019on trustee list
• HENDERSON, Neil — secretary, appointed 01/04/2023

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 01/04/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~20.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (91% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (14/01/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• DAME ANNE HELEN RICHARDSchair
• Dhivya O'Connor
• Emma Linnea Mathilda Crystal
• Javid Canteenwala
• Judith McNeill
• Laura Lines
• Natalie Isabel Merrens
• Rachel Alice Harrington
• Solange Dive-Chamberlain
• Stacey-Jane Lamb
• Victoria Amedume

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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