AZBUKA FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1153976 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The main objects of the Charity are:* the provision and conduct of a school in London with bilingual Russian-English curriculum;* the promotion of bilingual education;* the provision of educational materials or services, including promotion of Russian language, literature and culture

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BY:A) THE PROVISION AND CONDUCT OF A SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND AND WALES WITH BILINGUAL RUSSIAN-ENGLISH CURRICULUM;B) THE PROMOTION OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION;C) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS OR SERVICES, INCLUDING PROMOTION OF RUSSIAN LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND CULTURE; ANDD) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE;2) SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALES

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: Barnet, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds are positive at £33,168 as of 31 August 2025, a significant improvement from the negative net assets of £49,562 in the previous year. The balance sheet shows total assets of £291,423 against total liabilities of £365,809, resulting in a net asset position. The filing does not provide narrative commentary on financial health, reserves policy, or future sustainability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

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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).

• Romanoff Foundation — “Romanoff Foundation launches 2022 2023 scholarship for talented AZBUKA students” (source page)
• ROMANOFF Foundation — “ROMANOFF Foundation Launches SCHOLARSHIP for AZBUKA Students” (source page)
• THE GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION — “AZBUKA has received a fresh signal of support for its innovative approach for bilingual education through a new grant from THE GARFIELD WEST…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW JOHN JACK · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Charmian Kenner
• Jason Howard MANNING
• MARIA GAVRILOVA
• SVETLANA MALININA
• Vasiliki Lytra

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Side by side with its peers

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