THE TIDES FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1190256 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Tides Foundation makes grants to UK registered Charities. The Foundation's grant making policy considers operation, governance and financials to donate to various charities.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND THE INCOME THEREOF UPON TRUST TO PAY THEREFROM ALL THE PROPER COSTS AND EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE TRUSTEES IN ESTABLISHING AND ADMINISTERING THE CHARITY AND THE TRUST FUND AND SUBJECT THERETO TO PAY OR APPLY THE INCOME THEREOF TO SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR TOWARDS OR FOR THE FURTHERANCE OR ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN SUCH MANNER AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£102k
Latest spending
£85k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £23,078, an increase from the previous year's £11,023, following a net movement in funds of £12,055. The trustees report adequate resources for the foreseeable future and note that all undistributed income is unrestricted. No specific reserves policy target is stated in the filing.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donations from company where a Trustee is a director and shareholder
“During the year, the charity received donations totalling £3,000 from a company in whcih a Trustee is a director and shareholder.” — page 16
“During the year, the charity received donations totalling £27,000 from trustees.” — page 16
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“During the year, the charity received donations totalling £3,000 from a company in whcih a Trustee is a director and shareholder.” — page 16
“During the year, the charity received donations totalling £27,000 from trustees.” — page 16
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from a charity where a trustee is also a trustee
“During the year, the charity received donations totalling £3,000 from a company in whcih a Trustee is a director and shareholder.” — page 16
“During the year, the charity received donations totalling £27,000 from trustees.” — page 16
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 05/04/2025 (received 13/02/2026, 8 days after the 05/02/2026 due date); year ending 05/04/2024 (received 07/02/2025, 2 days after the 05/02/2025 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Tides 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
05/04/2025£102k£85k
05/04/2024£122k£110k
05/04/2023£98k£121k
05/04/2022£55k£22k
05/04/2021£5k£4k

Common questions

Is THE TIDES FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £23,078, an increase from the previous year's £11,023, following a net movement in funds of £12,055. The trustees report adequate resources for the foreseeable future and note that all undistributed income is unrestricted. No specific reserves policy target is stated in the filing. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE TIDES FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE TIDES FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE ESFANDI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ESFANDI CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
THE ESFANDI CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025amount not stated
THE ESFANDI CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024amount not stated
THE ESFANDI CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023amount not stated

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
SONGDALE LIMITED1£8k
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION1£5k
THE S M B TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE TIDES FOUNDATION£102k—0unclear—no doubt
WATES FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£584k——unclear—no doubt
RIVERS FOUNDATION FY2025£338k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TAURUS FOUNDATION FY2025£1.0m——unclear—noted
THE REEVES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£33k—0unclear—no doubt
TURNING THE TIDE, UK FY2025£43k£18,2120unclear—no doubt

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