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ROYAL NATIONAL CHILDREN'S SPRINGBOARD FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1167491 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROYAL NATIONAL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION, ROYAL SPRINGBOARD

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Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.0m
Latest spending
£3.1m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total reserves of £33.3m, with a significant portion held in an investment portfolio valued at £31.2m. The trustees consider the charity to have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, supported by investment returns and multi-year donor pledges. Although the charity reported a net expenditure before investment gains of £118,881, this was covered by realized gains from the investment portfolio.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £130,001 - £140,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)
“£130,001 - £140,000 - 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Donations and legacies (58% of income)
“58% of our income derived from donations and legacies” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient to guarantee completion of our pupils’ education in the event of a severe diminution in the level of annual income (held: £33.3m)
“The Trustees consider it important to maintain a level of reserves sufficient to guarantee completion of our pupils’ education in the event of a severe diminution in the level of annual income.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Ric Lewis is a patron of Eastside Young Leaders’ Academy, a trustee and director of The Black Heart Foundation, and a trustee of RNCSF. The charity paid a grant of £30,870 to The Black Heart Foundation.
“In 2025, the charity paid a grant of £30,870 (2024 - £Nil) to The Black Heart Foundation to support alumni in their next steps after leaving school.” — page 39
“Jane Lunnon, a Trustee who served during the year, is a Governor of King Edward’s, Witley, a school to which grants have been made by the charity to support pupils.” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Jane Lunnon is a trustee of RNCSF and a governor of King Edward’s School, Witley, to which grants were made.
“In 2025, the charity paid a grant of £30,870 (2024 - £Nil) to The Black Heart Foundation to support alumni in their next steps after leaving school.” — page 39
“Jane Lunnon, a Trustee who served during the year, is a Governor of King Edward’s, Witley, a school to which grants have been made by the charity to support pupils.” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Ali Henderson is the CEO of RNCSF and is married to the Headmaster of Eton College.
“In 2025, the charity paid a grant of £30,870 (2024 - £Nil) to The Black Heart Foundation to support alumni in their next steps after leaving school.” — page 39
“Jane Lunnon, a Trustee who served during the year, is a Governor of King Edward’s, Witley, a school to which grants have been made by the charity to support pupils.” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: The Tovey Endowment
“The charity is the sole member of The Tovey Endowment (Tovey), which is consolidated in these accounts.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

What the charity says about itself

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

The report covers the period 2013-2023. The specific year label is not explicitly stated as a single fiscal year (e.g., '2022/23'), but rather as a decade review. I will use null as per instructions for unclear specific period labels, though '2013-2023' is the covered range.
“In the past 10 years... We have helped secure a fully funded school place at a state boarding or independent school for more than 1,000 young people”
Financial impact unlocked from school funding commitments.
“We have unlocked £85m of schools’ funding commitments for fully funded places”
Retention rate of the young people supported.
“95% of SpringBoarders complete their placement successfully”

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£3.0m
Total spending
£3.1m
Cost of raising funds
£155k
Reserves (reported)
£33.3m
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~128.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (58% 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: 5.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£3.0m£3.1m
31/07/2024£3.7m£3.1m
31/07/2023£2.6m£3.0m
31/07/2022£2.4m£2.9m
31/07/2021£2.4m£2.9m

Common questions

Is ROYAL NATIONAL CHILDREN'S SPRINGBOARD FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total reserves of £33.3m, with a significant portion held in an investment portfolio valued at £31.2m. The trustees consider the charity to have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, supported by investment returns and multi-year donor pledges. Although the charity reported a net expenditure before investment gains of £118,881, this was covered by realized gains from the investment portfolio. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of ROYAL NATIONAL CHILDREN'S SPRINGBOARD FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £130,001 - £140,000 band.

Who funds ROYAL NATIONAL CHILDREN'S SPRINGBOARD FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ROYAL NATIONAL CHILDREN'S SPRINGBOARD FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION, AKO FOUNDATION, THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION, SLOANE ROBINSON FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATIONFY2024£300kEducation
AKO FOUNDATIONFY2023£200kRoyal National Children’s Springboard Foundation
AKO FOUNDATIONFY2022£100kBursaries for boarding school
THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£100k
THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£100k
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2024£50k
SLOANE ROBINSON FOUNDATIONFY2024£30k
SLOANE ROBINSON FOUNDATIONFY2025£30k
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2025£25kBursary places for young people from London
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2024£25kBursary places for young people from London
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2025£24k
The Portal TrustFY2025£20kLyric Theatre Hammersmith
The Portal TrustFY2024£20kRoyal National Children's Springboard Foundation bursaries for care experienced (Looked After & Vulnerable Children)
The Goldsmiths' FoundationFY2022£10kEducation Committee
The Goldsmiths' FoundationFY2024£5kEducation Committee

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The Mercers' Company04/03/2021£300kGrant to Royal National Children's SpringBoard Foundation

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
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION2£191k
PHILIP BREEZE WILL TRUST2£80k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST2£52k
The Marks Family Charitable Trust1—
VODAFONE FOUNDATION1—
THE MILLENNIUM OAK TRUST1—
THE ARSENAL FOUNDATION1£1.2m
GOLDMAN SACHS GIVES (UK)1£1.0m

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OUR KIDS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROYAL NATIONAL CHILDREN'S SPRINGBOARD FOUNDATION£3.0m£130,001 - £140,000—unclear—no doubt
OUR KIDS FY2024£19.3mUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN FY2025£120.3m——within—no doubt
The Rockspring Charitable Trust FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL ENDOWMENT FUND FY2025£627k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND FY2025£262.5m—182above—no doubt

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