THE GAUDIO FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED

Registered charity 1157301 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BUTTERS FOUNDATION (UK), THE BUTTERS FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED

The Foundation aims to provide grants towards: relieving poverty, especially in urban areas; advancing and improving education, particularly for disadvantaged women and children in impoverished areas; and various other charitable endeavours at the discretion of the trustees. Applications for funding are by invitation only and we are unable to respond to unsolicited proposals.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds significant unrestricted funds of £57,856,677 with minimal financial risk and modest overheads. Although the charity reported a deficit of expenditure over income for the year, it remains well-funded due to prior significant donations and investment gains. The trustees have not adopted a formal reserves policy because anticipated costs are amply provided for.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by PKF Littlejohn LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 08966741

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.

• GAUDIO, Joseph Marcus — director, appointed 30/07/2025on trustee list
• GAUDIO, Belma — director, appointed 31/03/2014on trustee list
• GAUDIO, Julius — director, appointed 31/03/2014on trustee list

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~81.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% 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: 7.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• JULIUS GAUDIOchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• BELMA GAUDIO · trustee of 1 other charity
• Joseph Marcus Gaudio

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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