MAHOUTS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1158956 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a family run foundation working to improve welfare with captive Elephants working in the tourism industry. We work in Thailand, Europe, also raising awareness in the UK collaborating with tour companies and educating tourists visiting Asia. Active in both rescues and on going research.

Objects

TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ELEPHANTS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ELEPHANTS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ELEPHANT WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ELEPHANTS.

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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Latest income

£82k

Latest spending

£89k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £62,830 for the year ended 31 October 2024, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £4,801. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves is below the stated policy target of three months' operating costs. The trustees confirmed they have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £5k; policy: three months of operating costs)

“The reserves of £4,801 (2023: £67,631) remained available by the year ended 31 October 2024.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Mahouts Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

SARAH BLAINEchair
David Mullen
Dr FELIX BLAINE
Jennifer Mullen
Paul Haidon
TIM HODGETTS

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

Operates in: Thailand · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£82k	£89k
31/10/2024	£115k	£178k
31/10/2023	£81k	£135k
31/10/2022	£74k	£115k
31/10/2021	£35k	£60k

Common questions

Is MAHOUTS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £62,830 for the year ended 31 October 2024, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £4,801. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves is below the stated policy target of three months' operating costs. The trustees confirmed they have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST	4	£37k
THE ALBORADA TRUST	2	£477k
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£183k
MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATION	2	£122k
THE BORN FREE FOUNDATION	1	£925k
OLSEN ANIMAL TRUST	1	£906k
The Brindle Foundation	1	£452k
THE ROGER RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£101k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTHERN THAILAND ELEPHANT FOUNDATION.

SOUTHERN THAILAND ELEPHANT FOUNDATION income £250k
THE DAVID SHEPHERD WILDLIFE FOUNDATION income £1.3m
ANIMALS ASIA FOUNDATION income £4.7m
THE ASPINALL FOUNDATION income £1.9m
THE ELEPHANT PROTECTION INITIATIVE FOUNDATION income £720k
THE PANGEA TRUST income £1.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MAHOUTS FOUNDATION	£82k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
SOUTHERN THAILAND ELEPHANT FOUNDATION FY2025	£250k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DAVID SHEPHERD WILDLIFE FOUNDATION FY2025	£1.3m	—	—	unclear	18.0%	no doubt
ANIMALS ASIA FOUNDATION FY2025	£4.7m	£100,001 - £110,000	—	within	—	no doubt
THE ASPINALL FOUNDATION FY2024	£1.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ELEPHANT PROTECTION INITIATIVE FOUNDATION FY2025	£720k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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