THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1191713 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE BENEFIT OR FURTHERANCE OF SUCH CHARITABLE OBJECTS, CHARITABLE PURPOSES, CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS IN SUCH MANNER AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR 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) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Tower Hamlets, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£1.4m

Latest spending

£4.6m

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £1,152,524 for the year, driven by grant expenditure exceeding investment income, despite significant unrealised investment gains. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £52.9 million, which trustees consider satisfactory for maintaining current grant-making levels. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)

“One employee earned between £90,001 – £100,000 (2024: one employee earned between £90,001 – £100,000), including taxable benefits but excluding employer’s national insurance and pension contributions.” — page 38

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee earned between £90,001 – £100,000 (2024: one employee earned between £90,001 – £100,000), including taxable benefits but excluding employer’s national insurance and pension contributions.” — page 38

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Investment income (100% of income)

“Income in the year was £1,429,955 (2024: £1,398,828), representing a 2% increase on the investment income in 2024, with £1,069,971 (2024: £1,087,327) being received from dividends, and the remainder from interest.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient funds available for the charity to meet its commitments as and when they fall due and make further commitments according to its strategic aims (held: £52.9m)

“The trustees review the level of reserves held on a regular basis (minimum annually) to ensure there are sufficient funds available for the charity to meet its commitments as and when they fall due and make further commitments according to its strategic aims”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £100,000 – £110,000 (FY2024) to £90,001 - £100,000 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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 31/12/2025

Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£90,001–£100,000: 1)
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£100,001–£110,000: 1)
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£90,001–£100,000: 1)
Grant-making is its main activity

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£1.4m

Total spending

£4.6m

Cost of raising funds

£192k

Reserves (reported)

£52.9m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~137.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (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: 13.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (06/09/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Hannah Hoarechair
Katherine Ann Evans
Katie Waring
Odelia Sebba
Ronit Zmany Armoni
TAMSIN DOYLE
Tali Emodi
Yoav Tangir

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

Operates in: Israel · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£1.4m	£4.6m
31/12/2024	£1.4m	£4.1m
31/12/2023	£1.3m	£4.0m
31/12/2022	£1.2m	£4.4m
31/12/2021	£61.2m	£3.5m

Common questions

Is THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit of £1,152,524 for the year, driven by grant expenditure exceeding investment income, despite significant unrealised investment gains. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £52.9 million, which trustees consider satisfactory for maintaining current grant-making levels. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SUSAN AND STEPHEN JAMES CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.

THE SUSAN AND STEPHEN JAMES CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT income £377
LIMOGES CHARITABLE TRUST income £69k
CAMPBELL FOUNDATION income £100k
THE G D HERBERT CHARITABLE TRUST income £72k
BREWSTER MAUDE CHARITABLE TRUST income £42k
THE CORNWELL CHARITABLE TRUST income £38k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	£1.4m	£90,001 - £100,000	1	above	—	no doubt
THE SUSAN AND STEPHEN JAMES CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT FY2024	£377	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LIMOGES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£69k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
CAMPBELL FOUNDATION FY2025	£100k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THE G D HERBERT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£72k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BREWSTER MAUDE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£42k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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