THE ALBURYS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1193558 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Making grants to other charities engaged in the relief of children in need by reason of ill-health, disability or financial hardship; helping young artists to develop their careers in musical theatre; protecting animals indigenous to the UK or providing a welfare environment for displaced domestic animals; and, occasionally, supporting major charities at the time of an international emergency.

Objects

TO SUPPORT GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO SUPPORTING THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES:-(A)THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE;(B)THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS; AND(C)TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION.

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

Causes: Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Animals · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Latest income
£73k
Latest spending
£57k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has unrestricted reserves of £42,092.62, which exceeds its stated policy target of £12,500. However, the trustees have concluded that the foundation should be wound up during the first half of 2026, with plans to distribute remaining funds to previous grantees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 100% of the maximum grant (reserves figure: £42k)
“Our current reserves policy is to hold cash in our main bank account equal to 100% of the maximum grant as set out in our then current grant parameters document. In calendar year 2025 our maximum grant was £12,500 so our specified reserve was £12,500 in unrestricted funds.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 31/03/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Operates in: Bromley · Croydon · Kent · Surrey · Sutton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£73k£57k
31/03/2024£28k£40k
31/03/2023£200£26k
31/03/2022£75k£11k

Common questions

Is THE ALBURYS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has unrestricted reserves of £42,092.62, which exceeds its stated policy target of £12,500. However, the trustees have concluded that the foundation should be wound up during the first half of 2026, with plans to distribute remaining funds to previous grantees. 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
BELRON RONNIE LUBNER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£373k
THE LINDER FOUNDATION1£116k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ALBURYS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION£73k—0above—no doubt
THE CHERUBY TRUST FY2026£207k—0unclear—no doubt
LOUIS BAYLIS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£408k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ALTENBURG FOUNDATION FY2025£253k—0above—no doubt
THE ALBANY 2001 COMPANY FY2025£2.5m£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
URWICK BENEVOLENT LIMITED FY2025£30k—0above—no doubt

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