THE CLEARY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1183301 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing grants and financial support to charities for educational and environmental purposes

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME BY PROVIDING GRANTS AND FUNDING.

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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Registered contact address: Dover, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£49k
Latest spending
£14k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,038,310 against total funds of £1,176,597. The trustees consider the preparation of financial statements on a going concern basis to be appropriate, noting that the charity has built resilience into its investment strategy to withstand short-term fluctuations. No staff costs were incurred, and the charity reported a net income increase of £50,005 for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Loan agreement with The Bay Trust (Charity No. 1026765) involving overlapping trustees. £95,000 advanced, £23,994 repaid, and £48,504 interest charged during the period. Amount due to CIO by Bay Trust was £994,510.
“There is a loan agreement in place between the Cleary Foundation CIO and The Bay Trust. During the period, £95,000 (2024: £25,000) was advanced and £23,994 (2023: £19,500) was repaid to the Cleary Foundation CIO. Interest of £48,504 (2024: £27,167) has been charged in the period. At the balance sheet date, the amount due to the CIO by The Bay Trust was £994,510 (2024: £878,314).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£49k£14k
31/03/2024£41k£9k
31/03/2023£29k£32k
31/03/2022£29k£37k
31/03/2021£27k£29k

Common questions

Is THE CLEARY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,038,310 against total funds of £1,176,597. The trustees consider the preparation of financial statements on a going concern basis to be appropriate, noting that the charity has built resilience into its investment strategy to withstand short-term fluctuations. No staff costs were incurred, and the charity reported a net income increase of £50,005 for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SONGDALE LIMITED1£8k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CLEARY FOUNDATION£49k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CLEAR FOUNDATION FY2025£86k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SINCLAIR CHARITY FY2025£514k——unclear—no doubt
THE CLEARWATER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£61k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BLAIR TRUST FUND FY2025£187k—0unclear—no doubt
THE RELIEF TRUST FY2025£39k—0above—no doubt

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