THE FIVE FOUNDATION LTD

Registered charity 1195574 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FIVE FOUNDATION

Advocacy to end female genital mutilation (FGM).

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£339k

Latest spending

£265k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £73,673 for the year ended 30 June 2026, bringing total funds to £162,819. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £87,000, though the charity does not currently have a formal financial reserves policy. The trustees confirm adequate funds to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“One employee received remuneration between £60,000 to £70,000” — page 14

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee received remuneration between £60,000 to £70,000” — page 14

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 12043832

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.

RINGROSE, Thomas Stewart — director, appointed 13/04/2023on trustee list
NORRIS, Sian — director, appointed 21/12/2022on trustee list
LITWACK, Lucy — director, appointed 08/12/2020on trustee list
LITWACK, Lucy — secretary, appointed 21/12/2022

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Lucy Litwack
Sian Norris
Thomas Ringrose

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

Operates in: Kenya · Nigeria · Sierra Leone · Tanzania · The Gambia · Throughout England And Wales · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2026	£339k	£265k
30/06/2025	£242k	£255k
30/06/2024	£147k	£245k
30/06/2023	£278k	£242k
30/06/2022	£341k	£155k

Common questions

Is THE FIVE FOUNDATION LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £73,673 for the year ended 30 June 2026, bringing total funds to £162,819. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £87,000, though the charity does not currently have a formal financial reserves policy. The trustees confirm adequate funds to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE FIVE FOUNDATION LTD earn?

Per its FY2026 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE FIVE FOUNDATION LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FIVE FOUNDATION LTD as a grant recipient include THE FIREBIRD FOUNDATION, GLOBAL DIALOGUE.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FIREBIRD FOUNDATION	FY2025	£70k	FGM
THE FIREBIRD FOUNDATION	FY2023	£30k	(2 grants)
THE FIREBIRD FOUNDATION	FY2024	£25k	Gender justice and children
GLOBAL DIALOGUE	FY2022	£2k	Incubation
GLOBAL DIALOGUE	FY2023	£1k	Incubation - The Five Foundation

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
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST	2	£4k
THE ADDERSTONE FOUNDATION	1	£1.2m
THE ANGLO-AMERICAN CHARITY LIMITED	1	£200k
LOCAL TRUST	1	£122k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£69k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	1	£55k
LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALES	1	£53k
BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£40k

Charities like this

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

FIVE K FOUNDATION income £180k
MOJATU FOUNDATION income £197k
FOUX FOUNDATION income £200k
PROJECT ORCHID LIMITED income £958k
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FOUNDERS SEXCENTENARY APPEAL FUND income £223k
THE WORTH FOUNDATION LIMITED income £653k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE FIVE FOUNDATION LTD	£339k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
FIVE K FOUNDATION FY2025	£180k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MOJATU FOUNDATION FY2025	£197k	—	0	within	—	noted
FOUX FOUNDATION FY2025	£200k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PROJECT ORCHID LIMITED FY2025	£958k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FOUNDERS SEXCENTENARY APPEAL FUND FY2025	£223k	—	0	within	—	no doubt

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