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THE INVESTINDUSTRIAL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1169179 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BI-INVEST FOUNDATION

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE ADVANCEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROMOTION OF: (1) EDUCATION; (2) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND/OR CONSERVATION AND/OR IMPROVEMENT; AND (3) THE ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE OR SCIENCE

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of €289,521 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds to €8,589,788. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. The charity received €1,500,000 in donations and spent €1,789,521 on charitable activities and governance costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: positive free reserves in unrestricted funds sufficient to cover ongoing support and governance costs (held: £8.6m)
“The trustees aim to maintain positive free reserves in unrestricted funds. The trustees consider that the current level will provide sufficient funds to cover ongoing support and governance costs.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.5m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Italy · Spain · Switzerland · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.3m£1.5m
31/03/2024£259k£1.6m
31/03/2023£864k£385k
31/03/2022£9.9m£714k
31/03/2021£744k£752k

Common questions

Is THE INVESTINDUSTRIAL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of €289,521 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds to €8,589,788. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. The charity received €1,500,000 in donations and spent €1,789,521 on charitable activities and governance costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.

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 GENERATIONAL FOUNDATION1£500k
UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INDUS EDUCATION FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE INVESTINDUSTRIAL FOUNDATION£1.3m—0above—no doubt
INDUS EDUCATION FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL FY2024£136k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION FY2024£956k—0above—no doubt
THE ORP FOUNDATION FY2025£275k—0above—no doubt
THE GENERATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2024£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
THE FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF WELL-BEING FY2024£364k—0unclear—no doubt

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