GUMBALL 3000 FOUNDATION LTD

Registered charity 1158246 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE GUMBALL 3000 FOUNDATION

The Gumball 3000 Foundation is a non-profit charitable organisation that strives to provide opportunities, optimism and ambition to future generations.The Foundation will place an emphasis on youth-based projects such as building recreational areas and skate parks in the most deserving of areas, and has carefully selected its high profile trustees to aid such efforts.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£988k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under the small companies regime and that the accounts were not subject to independent examination. The trustees confirmed they have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£988k
Cost of raising funds
£299k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (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: 21.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

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
31/07/2025£1.4m£988k
31/07/2024£561k£473k
31/07/2023£920k£872k
31/07/2022£824k£714k
31/07/2021£0£105k

Common questions

Is GUMBALL 3000 FOUNDATION LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under the small companies regime and that the accounts were not subject to independent examination. The trustees confirmed they have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. 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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GUMBALL 3000 FOUNDATION LTD£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
THE GOLF FOUNDATION FY2025£1.6m£90,001 - £100,000—below—no doubt
THE GUARDIOLA SALA FOUNDATION FY2025£271k—0unclear—no doubt
Salford City FC Foundation FY2025£1.7m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
THE BURBERRY FOUNDATION FY2025£2.1m—0within—no doubt
THREE MEEM FOUNDATION FY2024£122k—0unclear—no doubt

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