FONDATION CHANEL

Registered charity 1195353 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Fondation CHANEL aims for all women and adolescent girls to be free to shape their own destinies; it strives to achieve maximum impact by centring the needs of women with overlapping vulnerabilities. It pursues grant-making through the thematic pillars of: (i) safety; (ii) economic and social autonomy; and (iii) climate resilience by partnering with organisation in the UK and internationally.

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Latest income

£172.8m

Latest spending

£168.2m

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Group held total unrestricted funds of $200.1 million at the end of the period, with a strong liquidity position of $85.4 million in cash and monetary assets. The Trustees are satisfied that the Group has sufficient net assets to continue its operations for the foreseeable future and meet all expected future financial commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Chanel Group (82% of income)

“Monetary contributions from the Chanel Group amounted to $185.8m”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: minimum reserve level of $30 million (held: £200.1m)

“Based on this analysis, application of the reserves policy calculates a minimum reserve level of $30 million at the end of 2025.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Chanel Group donations

“The Fondation received monetary donations from Chanel Group during the period of US$98,759,000 (short period to 9 July 2024: $nil). At 31 December 2025, committed cash receivable by 31 December 2025 was US$117,050,000 (9 July 2024: $125,000,000). Committed cash receivable appears under Monetary donations in note 2, along with cash received during the period which was committed in December 2024.” — page 43

“The value of these donated facilities and services recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities amounts to US$16,037,335 (short period to 9 July 2024: US$3,069,141) and represents the costs incurred by Chanel Group in providing these resources to the Fondation, based on information provided by Chanel Group.” — page 43

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donated facilities and services

“The Fondation received monetary donations from Chanel Group during the period of US$98,759,000 (short period to 9 July 2024: $nil). At 31 December 2025, committed cash receivable by 31 December 2025 was US$117,050,000 (9 July 2024: $125,000,000). Committed cash receivable appears under Monetary donations in note 2, along with cash received during the period which was committed in December 2024.” — page 43

“The value of these donated facilities and services recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities amounts to US$16,037,335 (short period to 9 July 2024: US$3,069,141) and represents the costs incurred by Chanel Group in providing these resources to the Fondation, based on information provided by Chanel Group.” — page 43

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees employed by the Chanel Group

“The Fondation received monetary donations from Chanel Group during the period of US$98,759,000 (short period to 9 July 2024: $nil). At 31 December 2025, committed cash receivable by 31 December 2025 was US$117,050,000 (9 July 2024: $125,000,000). Committed cash receivable appears under Monetary donations in note 2, along with cash received during the period which was committed in December 2024.” — page 43

“The value of these donated facilities and services recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities amounts to US$16,037,335 (short period to 9 July 2024: US$3,069,141) and represents the costs incurred by Chanel Group in providing these resources to the Fondation, based on information provided by Chanel Group.” — page 43

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees' expenses

“The Fondation received monetary donations from Chanel Group during the period of US$98,759,000 (short period to 9 July 2024: $nil). At 31 December 2025, committed cash receivable by 31 December 2025 was US$117,050,000 (9 July 2024: $125,000,000). Committed cash receivable appears under Monetary donations in note 2, along with cash received during the period which was committed in December 2024.” — page 43

“The value of these donated facilities and services recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities amounts to US$16,037,335 (short period to 9 July 2024: US$3,069,141) and represents the costs incurred by Chanel Group in providing these resources to the Fondation, based on information provided by Chanel Group.” — page 43

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees' potential conflicts of interest

“The Fondation received monetary donations from Chanel Group during the period of US$98,759,000 (short period to 9 July 2024: $nil). At 31 December 2025, committed cash receivable by 31 December 2025 was US$117,050,000 (9 July 2024: $125,000,000). Committed cash receivable appears under Monetary donations in note 2, along with cash received during the period which was committed in December 2024.” — page 43

“The value of these donated facilities and services recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities amounts to US$16,037,335 (short period to 9 July 2024: US$3,069,141) and represents the costs incurred by Chanel Group in providing these resources to the Fondation, based on information provided by Chanel Group.” — page 43

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BDO LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 12786875

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

BRODERICK, Elizabeth — director, appointed 16/12/2024on trustee list
MAPP, Latanya — director, appointed 05/06/2024not on trustee list
BAILLY, Renaud — director, appointed 05/06/2024on trustee list
NWUNELI, Ndidi Okonkwo — director, appointed 05/06/2024on trustee list
WYLIE, Katharine Alexandra — director, appointed 01/07/2021on trustee list
VAN ORANJE, Mabel Martine — director, appointed 22/06/2021not on trustee list
BLONDIAUX, Philippe Bernard, Mr. — director, appointed 02/08/2020on trustee list
PEEL, Yana Alexandra — director, appointed 02/08/2020on trustee list
SMITH, Fiona Jane — secretary, appointed 05/06/2024

Official officers record.

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

Total income

£172.8m

Total spending

£168.2m

Reserves (reported)

£148.8m

Employees

0

Reported reserves equal ~10.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (89% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Elizabeth Broderick
Katharine Wylie
Latanya Frett
Mabel van Oranje
Ndidi Nwuneli
Philippe Blondiaux
Renaud Bailly
Yana Peel · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Belgium · Bolivia · Brazil · Burkina Faso · China · Colombia · Ecuador · Egypt · France · Germany · Greece · Guatemala

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£172.8m	£168.2m
09/07/2024	£2.4m	£19.7m
31/12/2023	£100.5m	£25.1m
31/12/2022	£86.2m	£12.9m
31/12/2021	£24.5m	£2.5m

Common questions

Is FONDATION CHANEL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Group held total unrestricted funds of $200.1 million at the end of the period, with a strong liquidity position of $85.4 million in cash and monetary assets. The Trustees are satisfied that the Group has sufficient net assets to continue its operations for the foreseeable future and meet all expected future financial commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BDO LLP.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
JEREMY COLLER FOUNDATION	1	£230k
THE HAPPY BABY COMMUNITY	1	£29k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

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

THE CLARKSON FOUNDATION income £2.0m
THE CHERIE BLAIR FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN income £2.5m
Coller Family Foundation income £230k
THE CHANDRIS FOUNDATION income £3.3m
SHAHCIRCLE FOUNDATION income £242k
THE CHARTLEY FOUNDATION income £242k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FONDATION CHANEL	£172.8m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE CLARKSON FOUNDATION FY2023	£2.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHERIE BLAIR FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN FY2024	£2.5m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
Coller Family Foundation FY2025	£230k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE CHANDRIS FOUNDATION FY2024	£3.3m	£150,000 - £200,000	10	above	—	no doubt
SHAHCIRCLE FOUNDATION FY2025	£242k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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