TEKKATHO FOUNDATION
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, OF THE PEOPLE OF MYANMAR (BURMA), INCLUDING BY:(A) PROVIDING DIGITAL LIBRARIES AND OTHER EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN AREAS OF LIMITED OR NO INTERNET CONNECTIVITY;(B) PROMOTING EXCHANGES, TEACHING PLACEMENTS AND RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS.
Objects
THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, OF THE PEOPLE OF MYANMAR (BURMA), INCLUDING BY:(A) PROVIDING DIGITAL LIBRARIES AND OTHER EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN AREAS OF LIMITED OR NO INTERNET CONNECTIVITY;(B) PROMOTING EXCHANGES, TEACHING PLACEMENTS AND RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds £55,252 in unrestricted funds against a stated reserves policy target of three months of operational expenditure. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“The charity aims to hold 3-months of operational expenditure in reserve.” — page 21
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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: 3
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024
- Volunteers: 4
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023
- Volunteers: 4
Funders the charity credits
- Open Society Foundations
- Luminate
- Sir Halley Stewart Trust
- Monde par la Main (Give a Hand)
- Learning Equality
- Irrawaddy Policy Exchange
Trustees
- Daniel David Collison
- Dr Celia Anne Russell
- Dr Ma Khin Mar Mar Kyi
- Edward Nash
- MAY THA-HLA
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £106k | £41k |
| 30/09/2024 | £50k | £45k |
| 30/09/2023 | £13k | £11k |
| 30/09/2022 | £15k | £26k |
| 30/09/2021 | £12k | £18k |
Common questions
Is TEKKATHO FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds £55,252 in unrestricted funds against a stated reserves policy target of three months of operational expenditure. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds TEKKATHO FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name TEKKATHO FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST | FY2024 | £40k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| SSP FOUNDATION | 1 | £500 |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEKKATHO FOUNDATION | £106k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| KEVORK TAHTAYAN ARMENIAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL TRUST | £25k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TEIKYO FOUNDATION (UK) | £2.7m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TIKVA | £168k | Under £60,000 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MARITIME CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | £234k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TANAKA UK JAPAN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | £360k | £999 | 0 | above | — | no doubt |