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THE BILLINGTON FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1185558 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our foundation believes that family is the bedrock of communities and of healthy society. We believe that giving children and young people a good start is the most effective way to improve our society. The foundation will award grants to the relief of poverty, education, the furthering of interests of and improving the lives of children and young people.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£195k
Latest spending
£100k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £278,567, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a surplus for the year and the trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £279k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Billington Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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£195k£100k
31/08/2024£289k£275k
31/08/2023£285k£115k
31/08/2022£0£0
31/08/2021£0£0

Common questions

Is THE BILLINGTON FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £278,567, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a surplus for the year and the trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
THE BAND TRUST1£520k
EVERY YOUTH1£219k
THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£191k
THE EARL OF NORTHAMPTON'S CHARITY1£66k
THE PA FOUNDATION1£57k
THE PERMIRA FOUNDATION1£53k
NORFOLK & WAVENEY AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS1£30k
NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£30k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BILLINGTON FOUNDATION£195k—0within—no doubt
THE LOVINGTON FOUNDATION FY2026£272k—0unclear—no doubt
SIR WILLIAM BOREMAN'S FOUNDATION FY2025£157k—0above—no doubt
THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION FY2025£8.7m——unclear—no doubt
THE BARTLETT FOUNDATION FY2025£266k—0above—no doubt
WEST BROMWICH BUILDING SOCIETY FOUNDATION FY2025£354k—0unclear—no doubt

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