SQUAREPOINT FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1195690 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Squarepoint Foundation is focused on helping communities around the world. Currently, it supports local populations by partnering with charities, advancing research and education in STEM, and helping in times of crisis by contributing to relief efforts for events that affect the world as they arise.

Objects

TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

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

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Latest income
£5.4m
Latest spending
£3.2m
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £2,409,233 at the end of the financial year, which is significantly above its stated policy target of maintaining a cash reserve between £200,000 and £300,000. The trustees concluded that sufficient liquid resources exist to service all current liabilities, and the independent auditor reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Squarepoint Foundation maintains a cash reserve of £200,000 to £300,000 to cover ongoing administrative costs as well as additional unforeseen fees. (held: £2.4m)
“Squarepoint Foundation maintains a cash reserve of £200,000 to £300,000 to cover ongoing administrative costs as well as additional unforeseen fees.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Foundation is funded by the Squarepoint Group. The Foundation received funding in the amount of £5,361,085 in the current year (2024: £0).
“The Foundation is funded by the Squarepoint Group. The Foundation received funding in the amount of £5,361,085 in the current year (2024: £0).” — page 16
“The Foundation also receives services from certain employees of the Squarepoint Group which they do not pay for.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Foundation also receives services from certain employees of the Squarepoint Group which they do not pay for.
“The Foundation is funded by the Squarepoint Group. The Foundation received funding in the amount of £5,361,085 in the current year (2024: £0).” — page 16
“The Foundation also receives services from certain employees of the Squarepoint Group which they do not pay for.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Ernst & Young LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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.

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

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

  • 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
£5.4m
Total spending
£3.2m
Reserves (reported)
£2.3m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~8.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Canada · France · Hong Kong · India · Singapore · Switzerland · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£5.4m£3.2m
31/12/2024£0£3.2m
31/12/2023£3.4m£2.0m
31/12/2022£4.1m£2.2m

Common questions

Is SQUAREPOINT FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £2,409,233 at the end of the financial year, which is significantly above its stated policy target of maintaining a cash reserve between £200,000 and £300,000. The trustees concluded that sufficient liquid resources exist to service all current liabilities, and the independent auditor reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Ernst & Young LLP.