THE SIR ROBERT OGDEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1180422 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The main area of charitable activity is the provision of grants to projects that support the primary objectives of the charity.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.6m

Latest spending

£533k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £1,048,457, up from £18,107 in the prior year, driven by a substantial rise in donations. The trustees consider these reserves adequate to cover immediate commitments and fund future projects, with no significant risks identified. The charity maintains a going concern basis with no material uncertainties reported.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (100% of income)

“During the year, the charity received £1,550,009 in donations (of which £1,500,000 was donated by Sir Robert Ogden CBE Hon LLD’s Legacy Trust Fund)” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient working capital to allow the trustees to carry out the next project under objectives of the charity (held: £1.0m)

“The policy of the charity is to maintain sufficient working capital to allow the trustees to carry out the next project under objectives of the charity.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£1.6m

Total spending

£533k

Reserves (reported)

£1.0m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~23.6 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 (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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Anita Massarella
LADY OGDEN
Malcolm Lynch · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£1.6m	£533k
31/12/2023	£242k	£432k
31/12/2022	£104k	£440k
31/12/2021	£1.1m	£531k
31/12/2020	£349k	£426k

Common questions

Is THE SIR ROBERT OGDEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £1,048,457, up from £18,107 in the prior year, driven by a substantial rise in donations. The trustees consider these reserves adequate to cover immediate commitments and fund future projects, with no significant risks identified. The charity maintains a going concern basis with no material uncertainties reported. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Saffery 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
MANCHESTER CITY GALLERIES TRUST	1	£135k
THE PRIORY FOUNDATION	1	£33k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST	1	£25k
THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION	1	£6k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	1	£5k
WHITEHEAD MONCKTON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£3k

Charities like this

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

THE OCTOPUS FOUNDATION income £329k
THE ROBERT MCALPINE FOUNDATION income £1.1m
OGLESBY CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.0m
Matchroom Charitable Foundation income £1.7m
THE GENERATIONS FOUNDATION income £138k
STANFORD FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED income £1.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SIR ROBERT OGDEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	£1.6m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE OCTOPUS FOUNDATION FY2025	£329k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROBERT MCALPINE FOUNDATION FY2025	£1.1m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
OGLESBY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£1.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Matchroom Charitable Foundation FY2025	£1.7m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GENERATIONS FOUNDATION FY2025	£138k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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