THE BALON FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1160171 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Balon Foundation is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation(CIO) and was established to make grants to organisations andindividuals exclusively for charitable purposes.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO FURTHER SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £43,643 for the year ended 31 May 2025, driven by a £35,200 loss on investments and charitable expenditure of £42,620. Despite this, unrestricted reserves remain substantial at £922,230, which the trustees consider appropriate given the absence of committed costs. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient resources to meet current commitments.

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.

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.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• ADAM BALONchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• CAMILLA FORD
• REBECCA BALON

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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