THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1193970 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity funds projects run by registered charities in England, Wales, Isle of Man and Republic of Ireland. The charity aims to change the lives of people most in need through its grants, as well as supporting the Roman Catholic Church and its associated registered charities. The Foundation makes grants from its three funds, The British Church Fund, The General Fund and The Irish Church Fund.

Objects

(1) THE TRUSTEES SHALL STAND POSSESSED OF THE INCOME OF THE IRISH CHURCH FUND UPON TRUST TO PAY OR APPLY IT ONLY FOR SUCH PURPOSES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND AS ARE CHARITABLE AND AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES MAY MAKE PAYMENTS OR TRANSFER ASSETS TO THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN EXECUTION OF THIS TRUST ONLY FOR SPECIFIC AND CLEARLY IDENTIFIED PURPOSES.(2) THE TRUSTEES SHALL STAND POSSESSED OF THE INCOME OF THE BRITISH CHURCH FUND UPON TRUST TO PAY OR APPLY IT ONLY FOR SUCH PURPOSES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE BRITISH TERRITORY AS ARE CHARITABLE AND AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES MAY MAKE PAYMENTS OR TRANSFER ASSETS TO THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN EXECUTION OF THIS TRUST ONLY FOR SPECIFIC AND CLEARLY IDENTIFIED PURPOSES.(3) THE TRUSTEES SHALL STAND POSSESSED OF THE INCOME OF THE GENERAL FUND UPON TRUST TO PAY OR APPLY IT ONLY FOR SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE AND AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT AND WHICH FALL TO BE PERFORMED OR ACHIEVED IN ONE OR MORE OF THE ISLE OF MAN, ENGLAND AND WALES AND THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND AND, FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, SUCH PURPOSES SHALL INCLUDE THE PURPOSES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND AND IN THE BRITISH TERRITORY.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Trafford, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the Foundation holds unrestricted funds of £113,305,212, which are classified as restricted income funds intended to maintain grant-making capacity. The filing notes that this level of funds is considered sufficient to support ongoing activities, with total net assets standing at £654,606,827 for the Foundation and £733,847,922 for the Group. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding going concern and confirm adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by KPMG Audit LLC. 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• 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
• Risk management
• 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.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (85% 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: 16.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.7%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• THE ALBERT GUBAY TRUSTEE LIMITED

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

Operates in: Ireland · Isle Of Man · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

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Side by side with its peers

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