Howden Foundation

Registered charity 1156286 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOWDEN GROUP FOUNDATION, R K H FOUNDATION, THE HYPERION FOUNDATION

THE CHARITIES PRINCIPLE ACTIVITIES AS SET OUT IN THE CONSTITUTION ARE AS FOLLOWS: ADVANCING ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE AS DEFINED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO ONE OR MORE OF INDIVIDUALS IN NEED, CHARITIES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.3m

Latest spending

£3.9m

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased significantly to £30.4m, driven by £13.8m in net investment gains, while total expenditure reached £3.9m. The charity maintains a stated reserves policy target of up to £250k in cash reserves, which is well below the actual unrestricted reserves held. The trustees and auditors 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

Largest income source: Investments (82% of income)

“Income for the year totalled £1.3m (2024: £88k), including the value of donated staff time and services provided by Howden. This figure also includes a £1m restricted donation provided to support the Foundation’s Climate Adaptation portfolio.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: up to £250k (held: £30.4m)

“The Foundation had resolved to establish and maintain a level of cash reserves of up to £250k to provide sufficient funds for its operational costs.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Forvis Mazars LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income

£1.3m

Total spending

£3.9m

Reserves (reported)

£30.4m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~92.8 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 (96% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

David Philip Howdenchair
Dr Thomas Charles Mitchell
Heather Goodhew
Louise Fenella Cable-Alexander
Lucy Emma Dormandy
NICK STACE
Rachel Louise Turner · trustee of 1 other charity
Rebecca Briony Scott
Serge Thieriet

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

Operates in: Australia · Germany · Hong Kong · India · Indonesia · Spain · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£1.3m	£3.9m
30/09/2024	£87k	£1.9m
30/09/2023	£18k	£609k
30/09/2022	£7.1m	£967k
30/09/2021	£284k	£2.0m

Common questions

Is Howden Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased significantly to £30.4m, driven by £13.8m in net investment gains, while total expenditure reached £3.9m. The charity maintains a stated reserves policy target of up to £250k in cash reserves, which is well below the actual unrestricted reserves held. The trustees and auditors confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Forvis Mazars LLP.

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
THE REISNER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD	1	£5k
Evergreen Care UK	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HEARTH FOUNDATION.

THE HEARTH FOUNDATION income £133k
HEDLEY FOUNDATION LIMITED income £1.5m
THE HARBOUR FOUNDATION income £1.3m
THE HELPING FOUNDATION income £34.8m
HOBDEN FOUNDATION income £176k
WINDSOR ROAD FOUNDATION income £101k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Howden Foundation	£1.3m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE HEARTH FOUNDATION FY2025	£133k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HEDLEY FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2024	£1.5m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE HARBOUR FOUNDATION FY2025	£1.3m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HELPING FOUNDATION FY2024	£34.8m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HOBDEN FOUNDATION FY2025	£176k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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