THE OCTOPUS FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1161273 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £77,993 from £23,451 in the previous year, a level the Trustees consider adequate but not excessive. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £54,542, driven by donations of £313,074 against charitable expenditure of £268,753. The Trustees confirm the charity has adequate assets to fulfill its obligations and no material uncertainties exist regarding its future operations.
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 4 of 6 completeness components.
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- Stuart Andrew Neil Sheppardchair
- Christopher Thomas Llewellyn
- Emily Quilter
- Simon Andrew Rogerson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: City Of London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE OCTOPUS FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £77,993 from £23,451 in the previous year, a level the Trustees consider adequate but not excessive. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £54,542, driven by donations of £313,074 against charitable expenditure of £268,753. The Trustees confirm the charity has adequate assets to fulfill its obligations and no material uncertainties exist regarding its future operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE OCTOPUS FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE OCTOPUS FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST, THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE DULVERTON TRUST, WHITEHEAD MONCKTON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION.
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