LEVINE FAMILY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1178749 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Levine Family Foundation addresses general charitable needs, with an initial focus on marine conservation, through making grants and commissioning research.

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Latest income
£800k
Latest spending
£772k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £85,485, which the Trustees consider adequate against their policy of maintaining only minimal reserves. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, having received £800,000 in donations and incurred £772,493 in charitable expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimal reserves (held: £85k)
“The charity’s policy is to expend the income in as much that the Trustees are able to identify suitable recipients during the year. There is a need for only minimal reserves.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Levine Family Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 01/05/2025)

Total income
£800k
Total spending
£772k
Reserves (reported)
£85k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hong Kong · Indonesia · Philippines · Spain · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
01/05/2025£800k£772k
01/05/2024£800k£815k
01/05/2023£866k£732k
01/05/2022£150£430k
01/05/2021£855k£476k

Common questions

Is LEVINE FAMILY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £85,485, which the Trustees consider adequate against their policy of maintaining only minimal reserves. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, having received £800,000 in donations and incurred £772,493 in charitable expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit 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
PETER DUBENS FAMILY FOUNDATION1£373k
TARA GETTY FOUNDATION1£166k
UK GIVES LTD1£35k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LEVINE FAMILY FOUNDATION£800k—0within—no doubt
OCEAN FAMILY FOUNDATION FY2025£329k—0unclear—no doubt
The Trevor Hemmings Foundation FY2025£490k—0above—no doubt
THE FOCUS FOUNDATION FY2025£1.6m—0unclear4.0%no doubt
THE LAWS FOUNDATION FY2025£240k—0unclear—no doubt
PETER DUBENS FAMILY FOUNDATION FY2025£1.3m—0above—no doubt

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