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THE BORNE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1167073 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BORNE FOUDATION

Borne is a medical research charity with the mission of preventing premature birth and improving outcomes for mothers and babies. We fund research to strengthen the early-stage research base, build capacity in the field, and foster collaboration between different areas of scientific focus.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £437,079, increasing total reserves to £2,139,718. However, free reserves were £268,999, which the trustees note provides coverage of just under one year of running costs. The charity is within its stated reserves policy target of six months of operating expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“During the year, one employee earned between £90,000 and £100,000” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“During the year, one employee earned between £90,000 and £100,000 (2024 - no employee). No employee earned between £70,000 and £80,000 (2024 - one employee) and no employee earned between £60,000 and £70,000 (2024 — one employee).” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 6 months of operating expenditure (held: £269k)
“The Board has determined that as a matter of policy, free reserves to meet an unexpected call for funds will continue to be set at 6 months of operating expenditure for the charity.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees made donations under long-term agreements
“During the year, trustees made donations under the terms of Foundation donor and other long-term agreements of £135,000 (2024 — £65,000), plus other donations and contributions to fundraising events totalling £153,819 (2024 — £60,300). At the year end, there were £170,000 (2024 - £305,000) in the debtor ledger for multi-year gift commitments by trustees” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Barnes Roffe Audit Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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

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

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£449k
Reserves (reported)
£273k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (55% 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: 26.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.7m£1.2m
31/03/2024£1.0m£1.2m
31/03/2023£1.2m£1.1m
31/03/2022£846k£1.3m
31/03/2021£1.1m£827k

Common questions

Is THE BORNE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £437,079, increasing total reserves to £2,139,718. However, free reserves were £268,999, which the trustees note provides coverage of just under one year of running costs. The charity is within its stated reserves policy target of six months of operating expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Barnes Roffe Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE BORNE FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE BORNE FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BORNE FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE VASEPPI TRUST, THE EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN AND LEONORA CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION, THE EQ FOUNDATION, LUCILLE FOUNDATION, THE CHANDRIS FOUNDATION.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE VASEPPI TRUSTFY2022£35k
THE EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN AND LEONORA CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2023£30kTo support research into prevention of premature births
THE EQ FOUNDATIONFY2022£25kEarly years intervention
THE VASEPPI TRUSTFY2025£25k
THE VASEPPI TRUSTFY2023£25k
THE EQ FOUNDATIONFY2023£25kEarly Years Intervention
THE VASEPPI TRUSTFY2024£25k
THE EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN AND LEONORA CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2022£20kTo support research into prevention of premature births
LUCILLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£18k
THE CHANDRIS FOUNDATIONFY2024£12k
SUMNER WILSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN AND LEONORA CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kTo support research into children’s medulloblastoma
SUMNER WILSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN AND LEONORA CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2025£10kTo support research into prevention of premature births
C A REDFERN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
SUMNER WILSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2kCharitable Donation
THE CHANDRIS FOUNDATIONFY2022£500Children's Charities
THE CHANDRIS FOUNDATIONFY2021£500Greek Charities

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
BRIDGE HOUSE ESTATES1£1.5m
OLSEN ANIMAL TRUST1£906k
Rights and Security International1£50k
THE BRITTEN FOUNDATION1£40k
THE PAUL JENNINGS AND JEANETTE DUNN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£38k
THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
ORANGUTAN APPEAL UK1£10k
SYLVANUS CHARITABLE TRUST1£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BORROW FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BORNE FOUNDATION£1.7m£90,001 - £100,0001unclear—no doubt
THE BORROW FOUNDATION FY2025£27.0m—0unclear—no doubt
BORNEO NATURE FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL FY2023£713k—0unclear—no doubt
BURNIE'S FOUNDATION FY2025£127k—0unclear—no doubt
SIR WILLIAM BOREMAN'S FOUNDATION FY2025£157k—0above—no doubt
THE BORN FREE FOUNDATION FY2025£7.7m——unclear—no doubt

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