THE THOMAS FRANKS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1185180 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as T.T.F.F.

The relief of need amongst disadvantaged, (due to poverty or financial hardship, ill health or deprived social circumstances) children and young people for the public benefit, in particular by the award of grants which assist and support the development of children and young people,including to projects which undertake direct educational activity and food-based learning. England,Wales, Scotland.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE RELIEF OF NEED AMONGST DISADVANTAGED ADULTS, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE AWARD OF GRANTS AND PROVISION OF SERVICES WHICH ASSIST AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, PROVIDE RELIEF, SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITY TO ADULTS, INCLUDING PROJECTS WHICH UNDERTAKE DIRECT EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY AND FOOD-BASED LEARNING. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE "DISADVANTAGED" MEANS PERSONS WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED DUE TO POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ILL HEALTH OR DEPRIVED SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

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: Cherwell, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £62,731 from £72,618 in the prior year, resulting in a net expenditure of £9,887 against incoming resources of £182,628. The trustees report that reserves are sufficient to cover just under a year of activities in the absence of further donations, citing ongoing support from Thomas Franks Limited and secured funding for grants as mitigating factors against the principal risk of lack of funds.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Emma Catherine Bothwellchair
• Anthony Leggett
• Edward Hellings · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jeremy Gibson
• Timothy Cooper

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

Operates in: Kenya · Malta · Portugal · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

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

• FRANKS FAMILY FOUNDATION income £105k
• THOMAS'S FOUNDATION income £497k
• THE TIMOTHY FRANEY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION income £89k
• FUND FOR ACTION THROUGH EDUCATION income £30k
• BISHOP THOMAS GRANT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION income £95k
• THE LOTUS CHILDRENS FOUNDATION income £447k

Side by side with its peers

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