THE GARETH NEAME FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1178930 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity has a policy of giving grants for the public benefit to improve conditions and lives of people through education, advice, support and training. The trustees focus in particular on young people and youth organisations and activities; arts scholarships, music & literature, heritage & conservation and the military and veterans.

Objects

TO APPLY INCOME AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL OF THE CIO, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £65,921 against total income of £23,203, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £1,220,402 to £1,154,481. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to cover future commitments, with current unrestricted reserves of £1,154,481 significantly exceeding any stated minimum target. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 0.7% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

• GARETH NEAME OBE, DLchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• BRIAN WILLIAMS
• CHRISTOPHER STOTHARD
• Olivia Long
• WILLIAM TOWNROW

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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