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SCREEN ACADEMY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1183889 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Screen Academy Foundation is a proactive funder dedicated to advancing the education of pupils at the London Screen Academy, East London Arts & Music and other schools with similar values and with a focus on education in the creative industries.

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.3m
Latest spending
£2.3m
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £80,342 against a stated policy target of £250,000. The trustees consider this level to be prudent given the uncertainty of future fundraising income and the need to cover outstanding commitments. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, with total incoming resources of £3,250,546 and resources expended of £2,282,396.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,000 - £80,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more were: 2025 Number 1 £70,000 - £80,000” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more were: 2025 Number 1” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £80k; policy: £250,000)
“Currently, the Charity is holding well in excess of the £250,000 requirement in cash.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HW Fisher Audit. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£3.3m
Total spending
£2.3m
Cost of raising funds
£33k
Reserves (reported)
£2.9m
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~15.3 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 (98% 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: 1.0% 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£3.3m£2.3m
31/08/2024£2.8m£2.3m
31/08/2023£2.8m£2.2m
31/08/2022£1.7m£1.8m
31/08/2021£1.9m£1.3m

Common questions

Is SCREEN ACADEMY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £80,342 against a stated policy target of £250,000. The trustees consider this level to be prudent given the uncertainty of future fundraising income and the need to cover outstanding commitments. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, with total incoming resources of £3,250,546 and resources expended of £2,282,396. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HW Fisher Audit.

What does the highest-paid employee of SCREEN ACADEMY FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,000 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds SCREEN ACADEMY FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SCREEN ACADEMY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION, THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION, THE ASTRA FOUNDATION, THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE TANAGRA FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATIONFY2022£1.7m
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATIONFY2025£1.1m
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATIONFY2024£555k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATIONFY2025£300k
THE ASTRA FOUNDATIONFY2025£255kYouth Empowerment
THE ASTRA FOUNDATIONFY2022£225kYouth Empowerment
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£100k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATIONFY2023£61k
THE TANAGRA FOUNDATIONFY2023£50kTo support and further the education of pupils at the London Screen Academy, East London Arts & Music and other schools with similar values and with a focus on
THE TANAGRA FOUNDATIONFY2024£50kadvancing the education of pupils at the London Screen Academy, East London Arts & Music and other schools with similar values and with a focus on education in
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATIONFY2022£50k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£13k
THE PORTRACK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE PORTRACK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k

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
BUPA FOUNDATION1£60k
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST1£56k
THE ESPRIT FOUNDATION1£25k
FILM LONDON1£14k
THE BLAKEY FOUNDATION1£5k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY1£5k
Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust1£700

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SCREENSKILLS LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SCREEN ACADEMY FOUNDATION£3.3m£70,000 - £80,0001below—no doubt
SCREENSKILLS LIMITED FY2025£17.5m——above—no doubt
THE UK CAREER ACADEMY FOUNDATION FY2025£2.7m——unclear—no doubt
THE SKINNERS' ACADEMY FOUNDATION FY2025£135k—0below—no doubt
CHELSEA ACADEMY FOUNDATION FY2025£175k—0unclear—no doubt
LONDON FILM SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£7.9m——unclear—no doubt

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