BRITISH FUTURE

Registered charity 1159291 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR IN THE SUBJECTS OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, RACIAL AND CULTURAL HARMONY, CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL INCLUSION.

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Latest income
£662k
Latest spending
£669k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity sustained a small deficit of £7,408 for the year, resulting in total reserves of £76,222. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves were £33,841, which is below the stated policy target of £125,000, but they expect reserves to exceed this target by the next year-end. The auditors confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of overhead expenditure in reserves, equivalent to around £125,000 (held: £34k)
“As a general policy, the Board has decided that the Charity should hold three months of overhead expenditure in reserves, equivalent to around £125,000.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 4 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): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£662k
Total spending
£669k
Cost of raising funds
£87k
Reserves (reported)
£34k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 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: 13.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (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
31/03/2025£662k£669k
31/03/2024£632k£828k
31/03/2023£839k£757k
31/03/2022£649k£545k
31/03/2021£747k£780k

Common questions

Is BRITISH FUTURE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity sustained a small deficit of £7,408 for the year, resulting in total reserves of £76,222. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves were £33,841, which is below the stated policy target of £125,000, but they expect reserves to exceed this target by the next year-end. The auditors confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.

Who funds BRITISH FUTURE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRITISH FUTURE as a grant recipient include This Day Foundation, THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION, THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
This Day FoundationFY2024£4.2m
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATIONFY2025£367kVoices for equity: Moving from evidence to action
This Day FoundationFY2023£200k
THE BARROW CADBURY TRUSTFY2025£100kCore funding 2025-2027

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Unbound Philanthropy13/11/2023£100kGrant to British Future
Unbound Philanthropy03/11/2021£100kGrant to British Future
Unbound Philanthropy14/11/2018£180kGrant to British Future
The National Lottery Heritage Fund01/09/2016£99k"New Understandings, Creating Connections – The Significance of BritainÂ’s WW1 Indian Muslims"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/03/2015£100k"An unknown and untold story - The Muslim contribution in the First World War"