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BURNIE'S FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1167997 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Burnie's Foundation was established to help alleviate animal suffering.

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

Latest income
£127k
Latest spending
£160k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £33,513 for the year ended 31 May 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves decreasing to £721,440. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties regarding its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations from founding member
“Donations from founding member (including gift aid) £118,750”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: maintained at a level to ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the Charity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised (held: £721k)
“It is the policy of the Charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level to ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the Charity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“During the year the Charity received donations including gift aid from Trustees amounting to £118,750 (2024: £392,500). There were no conditions attached to any of these donations.” — page 16
“During the year grants totaling £68,560 (2024: £64,882) were made to Last Hope Sanctuary in Mallorca, Spain. A trustee of the Charity is a director and member of this association. He also owns the land where the sanctuary is situated.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants to Last Hope Sanctuary
“During the year the Charity received donations including gift aid from Trustees amounting to £118,750 (2024: £392,500). There were no conditions attached to any of these donations.” — page 16
“During the year grants totaling £68,560 (2024: £64,882) were made to Last Hope Sanctuary in Mallorca, Spain. A trustee of the Charity is a director and member of this association. He also owns the land where the sanctuary is situated.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee expenses owed
“During the year the Charity received donations including gift aid from Trustees amounting to £118,750 (2024: £392,500). There were no conditions attached to any of these donations.” — page 16
“During the year grants totaling £68,560 (2024: £64,882) were made to Last Hope Sanctuary in Mallorca, Spain. A trustee of the Charity is a director and member of this association. He also owns the land where the sanctuary is situated.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £605k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Spain · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£127k£160k
31/05/2024£395k£240k
31/05/2023£62k£127k
31/05/2022£88k£165k
31/05/2021£81k£130k

Common questions

Is BURNIE'S FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £33,513 for the year ended 31 May 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves decreasing to £721,440. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
OLSEN ANIMAL TRUST1£906k
THE BRITTEN FOUNDATION1£40k
THE PAUL JENNINGS AND JEANETTE DUNN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£38k
THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF ACTUARIES CHARITY1£10k
SYLVANUS CHARITABLE TRUST1£9k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
THE A AND R WOOLF CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BURNIE'S FOUNDATION£127k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BURBERRY FOUNDATION FY2025£2.1m—0within—no doubt
BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£286k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FIREBIRD FOUNDATION FY2025£1.6mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
THE BORN FREE FOUNDATION FY2025£7.7m——unclear—no doubt
BEEFY'S CHARITY FOUNDATION FY2025£167k—0below—not going concern

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