PROMISE FOUNDATION
WE PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION BY PROVIDING ADVICE, TRAINING, COACHING AND MENTORING TO STUDENTS AND YOUNG PERSONS AGED 13 TO 18 YEARS.
Objects
TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION BY PROVIDING ADVICE, TRAINING, COACHING AND MENTORING TO STUDENTS AND YOUNG PERSONS AGED 13 TO 18 YEARS.
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- 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
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025
- Volunteers: 70
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024
- Volunteers: 80
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023
- Volunteers: 160
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/09/2021 (received 03/09/2022, 35 days after the 30/07/2022 due date).
Trustees
- Andrew Mosschair
- ARMSTRONG YAKUBU
- CAROLINE MILLER
- Camilla Lewis
- PROMISE KNIGHT
- Reem Nouss
- Timothy Whitwell
- William Henry Charles Leaning
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £25k | £39k |
| 30/09/2024 | £31k | £41k |
| 30/09/2023 | £55k | £38k |
| 30/09/2022 | £50k | £35k |
| 30/09/2021 | £34k | £25k |
Common questions
Who funds PROMISE FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PROMISE FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST, LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY COMMERCIAL EDUCATION TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £105k | General funding |
| THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £6k | |
| LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY COMMERCIAL EDUCATION TRUST | FY2025 | £1k | Mentoring for disadvantaged secondary students in London |
| THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | amount not stated |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/07/2019 | £5k | Promise Foundation expansion |