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THE NEIGHBOURLY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1189514 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Neighbourly Foundation was established on 31 March 2020 as a charity to advance general charitable purposes and operates to grant funds to other charitable organisations and projects. The Foundation operates nationwide.

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Latest income
£8.6m
Latest spending
£6.9m
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity distributed over £6.9 million in grants during the year, funded by £8.5 million in incoming resources. Unrestricted reserves were minimal at £38,000, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover three months of committed expenditure, while the majority of funds are restricted for specific charitable purposes.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Corporate Donations (56% of income)
“Corporate Donations: £4,809,891 (56.1%)” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of committed expenditure (held: £38k)
“sufficient reserves are held to cover three months of committed expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Neighbourly Ltd provides resources (platform access, staff costs) to the Foundation free of charge under a Strategic Partnership Agreement.
“Under the Strategic Partnership Agreement with Neighbourly Ltd, all resources to enable the charity to operate e.g. access to the Neighbourly platform and staff costs, are provided free of charge.”
“Steve Butterworth acts as the Chair of the charity and is also the CEO of Neighbourly Ltd. Chris Kelly is non-executive Director of Neighbourly Ltd.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Steve Butterworth (Chair of Trustees) is CEO of Neighbourly Ltd; Chris Kelly (Trustee) is a non-executive Director of Neighbourly Ltd.
“Under the Strategic Partnership Agreement with Neighbourly Ltd, all resources to enable the charity to operate e.g. access to the Neighbourly platform and staff costs, are provided free of charge.”
“Steve Butterworth acts as the Chair of the charity and is also the CEO of Neighbourly Ltd. Chris Kelly is non-executive Director of Neighbourly Ltd.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£8.6m
Total spending
£6.9m
Reserves (reported)
£38k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.0% 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
31/03/2025£8.6m£6.9m
31/03/2024£5.8m£5.4m
31/03/2023£5.8m£5.4m
31/03/2022£4.0m£3.8m
31/03/2021£2.9m£2.3m

Common questions

Is THE NEIGHBOURLY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity distributed over £6.9 million in grants during the year, funded by £8.5 million in incoming resources. Unrestricted reserves were minimal at £38,000, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover three months of committed expenditure, while the majority of funds are restricted for specific charitable purposes. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited.

Who funds THE NEIGHBOURLY FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE NEIGHBOURLY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CATHERINE'S, WAKEFIELD, The Edge Ministries.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CATHERINE'S, WAKEFIELDFY2023£60kDatabase for customer/service user information
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CATHERINE'S, WAKEFIELDFY2023£4kDatabase for customer/service user information
The Edge MinistriesFY2025£3kJD Foundations Youth Club

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 AMATEURS TRUST1£115k
NFL FOUNDATION UK1£12k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION1£10k
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£5k
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES1£5k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEAR NEIGHBOURS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE NEIGHBOURLY FOUNDATION£8.6m—0unclear—no doubt
NEAR NEIGHBOURS FY2025£557k—0unclear—not going concern
NNS FOUNDATION FY2025£10.0m—0unclear—no doubt
Salford City FC Foundation FY2025£1.7m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
THE NATIONWIDE FOUNDATION FY2025£5.1m——unclear—no doubt
NEPHRA GOOD NEIGHBOURS CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION FY2025£159k—0unclear—no doubt

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