CHESTERTONS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
Set up to achieve general charitable purposes by making grants and donations to organisations located throughout London and internationally
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £570,539, an increase from the previous year's £552,915. The trustees report that the closing free reserves stood at £570,594 after receiving a substantial donation of £110,000 from Chesterton Global Limited and incurring charitable expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters gave cause to believe the accounts were inaccurate or non-compliant.
What the accounts disclose
“During the year R Mussa was an employee of the Charity and was paid £16,239 (2024: £38,000) in the period since becoming a trustee for work undertaken for the charity.” — page 11
“During the period the charity received £110,000 (2024 - £145,000) from a client money suspense account controlled by Chesterton Global Limited.” — page 15
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 12071118
Company officers (Companies House)
- KEMP, Sarah Louise not on trustee list
- STEVENS, John Alexander not on trustee list
- MUSSA, Raiha on trustee list
- BARALT, Willem George on trustee list
- COOPER, Alison Jayne on trustee list
- TEMPEST, Roger Henry on trustee list
- FEAN, Thomas Vincent, Sir on trustee list
- MUSSA, Salaheddin Mohamad on trustee list
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2021)
Trustees
- Salaheddin Mohamad Mussachair
- Alison Cooper
- Raiha Mussa
- Sir Thomas Vincent Fean
- Willem Baralt
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £110k | £92k |
| 30/06/2024 | £149k | £178k |
| 30/06/2023 | £38k | £129k |
| 30/06/2022 | £304k | £242k |
| 30/06/2021 | £666k | £67k |
Common questions
Is CHESTERTONS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £570,539, an increase from the previous year's £552,915. The trustees report that the closing free reserves stood at £570,594 after receiving a substantial donation of £110,000 from Chesterton Global Limited and incurring charitable expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters gave cause to believe the accounts were inaccurate or non-compliant. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| NNS FOUNDATION | 1 | £193k |
| THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
Charities like this
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- SWIRE 2765
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHESTERTONS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION | £110k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE TANAGRA FOUNDATION | £147k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SWIRE 2765 | £2.2m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN LONDON FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED | £1.7m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHAPEL & YORK UK FOUNDATION LIMITED | £1.7m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| BRIAN WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST | £126k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |