RUBISLAW FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1167432 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

As detailed in the charity objects

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:3.1 FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AROUND THE WORLD IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS; OR BY GRANTS TO CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE THAT PROVIDE EDUCATION;3.2 THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING: GRANTS OR LOANS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP;3.3 TO ADVANCE THE ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGION WORLDWIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CODE OF JEWISH LAW (SHULCHAN ARUCH).

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Barnet, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£2.4m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds free reserves of £53,151, which is a positive position compared to the previous year's deficit of £187,470. The trustees' report indicates that the charity has adequate resources to continue distributing funds and that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate. The charity's policy is to hold reserves sufficient to maintain regular grants, though it remains reliant on variable profits from its trading subsidiaries.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to maintain regular grants (reserves figure: £53k)
“It is the policy of the charity to hold reserves sufficient to maintain regular grants.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan from related party
“At the year end £5,424,971 (2024: £5,424,971) was owing to Talisker (UK) Corporation from the group. Rubislaw Foundation was owing £4,981,971 and its subsidiary F. Parham Limited was owing £443,000. The above loans are interest free and due after one year.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: F.Parham Limited, Wembley Metro Limited, Hempstead Valley Investments Limited
“The charity has the following wholly owned non-charitable subsidiaries; F.Parham Limited (Company number 00252045) Wembley Metro Limited (Company number 12278442) Hempstead Valley Investments Limited (Company number 11885347)” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Haffner Hoff Auditors Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2021 (received 09/12/2022, 39 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

F.PARHAM LIMITED — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 2025-12-31)
  • Equity: £-446k
  • Average employees: 3
The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31 December 2025)
    HEMPSTEAD VALLEY INVESTMENTS LIMITED — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 2025-12-31)
    • Equity: £-6k
    • Average employees: 3
    WEMBLEY METRO LIMITED — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 2025-12-31)
    • Equity: £-582k
    • Average employees: 3
    F.PARHAM LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
    • Profit before tax: £-166k
    • The Detailed Profit and Loss Account is explicitly excluded from the statutory accounts.
    WEMBLEY METRO LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
    • Turnover: £825k
    • Profit before tax: £-9k
    HEMPSTEAD VALLEY INVESTMENTS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
    • Turnover: £-709k
    • Profit before tax: £-709k

    Company officers (Companies House)

    Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

    Official officers record.

    Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

    Total income
    £2.4m
    Total spending
    £1.7m
    Cost of raising funds
    £1.7m
    Reserves (reported)
    £19.3m
    Employees
    0

    Reported reserves equal ~138.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

    Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (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: 69.7% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.3%) (benchmarks).

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Throughout England

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/12/2025£2.4m£1.7m
    31/12/2024£2.4m£1.7m
    31/12/2023£2.3m£1.7m
    31/12/2022£2.2m£1.7m
    31/12/2021£2.0m£1.7m

    Common questions

    Is RUBISLAW FOUNDATION financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds free reserves of £53,151, which is a positive position compared to the previous year's deficit of £187,470. The trustees' report indicates that the charity has adequate resources to continue distributing funds and that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate. The charity's policy is to hold reserves sufficient to maintain regular grants, though it remains reliant on variable profits from its trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Haffner Hoff Auditors Ltd.

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