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THE ASTRA FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1196829 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity makes grants to organisations that support our mission to advance the efforts to combat loneliness in young adults, empower youth to reach their potential regardless of their circumstances, and reduce plastic pollution.

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Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£3.2m
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported negative unrestricted reserves of £2,010,360 as of 31 December 2025, driven by total expenditure exceeding income. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies on a sole benefactor to meet future commitments, and the auditors confirmed no material uncertainties regarding the going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“There was one employee with emoluments within the range £70,000 - £80,000 (2024: one within the range £60,000 - £70,000).” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“There was one employee with emoluments within the range £70,000 - £80,000 (2024: one within the range £60,000 - £70,000).” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Donations (100% of income)
“All income was unrestricted.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-2.0m; policy: no need to hold reserves)
“Total funds of the charity at 31 December 2025 were -£2,010,360 (2024: -£227,133). Although the funds of the charity are negative, the Trustees believe that the charity has no need to hold reserves” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to Ars Dramatis (Trustee connected)
“During the year, the Foundation approved and paid a grant of £100,000 to Ars Dramatis. This organisation was established to support the making of theatre and dramatic art and directly supported the activities of A Zeldin Company, of which Elisabeth de Kergorlay is a Director.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by UHY Hacker Young. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

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

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£3.2m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: France · Throughout England And Wales · Zambia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.4m£3.2m
31/12/2024£1.2m£896k
31/12/2023£1.4m£282k
31/12/2022£1.5m£1.4m

Common questions

Is THE ASTRA FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported negative unrestricted reserves of £2,010,360 as of 31 December 2025, driven by total expenditure exceeding income. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies on a sole benefactor to meet future commitments, and the auditors confirmed no material uncertainties regarding the going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UHY Hacker Young.

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

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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
THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION1£1.6m
THE RODDICK FOUNDATION1£46k
OCEAN FAMILY FOUNDATION1£45k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT BADDOW, MEADGATE1£30k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CATHERINE'S, WAKEFIELD1£15k
LIVING WELL UK1£14k
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED1£10k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION1£7k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ASTRA FOUNDATION£1.4m£70,001 - £80,0001below—no doubt
ASTER FOUNDATION FY2025£1.1m—0no_policy—no doubt
THE ASTOR FOUNDATION FY2025£147k—0unclear—no doubt
FINAL STRAW FOUNDATION FY2025£261k—0below—no doubt
ASTON VILLA FOUNDATION FY2025£2.9m——unclear—no doubt
THE ALCHEMY FOUNDATION FY2025£12.3m—0unclear—no doubt

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