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MANOLO BLAHNIK FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1197497 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity will make grants to such exclusively charitable projects for the public benefit that the trustees feel would be in the best interests of the Charity to support.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£211k
Latest spending
£635k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £8,596,958 at the end of the year, with the Trustees maintaining a policy of keeping liquid funds of at least £500,000 to meet commitments. The Trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain liquid funds of at least £500,000 (held: £8.6m)
“The Trustees have considered the working capital needs of the Foundation and maintain liquid funds of at least £500,000 to allow the Foundation to meet its commitments to beneficiaries and to cover its ongoing operational costs.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: MBIL donates services provided by its staff to the Foundation in several areas, including finance, legal and communications.
“The Trustees of the Foundation are Directors of Manolo Blahnik International Limited. Manolo Blahnik International Limited donates services provided by its staff to the Foundation in several areas, including finance, legal and communications.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£850k
Total spending
£413k
Reserves (reported)
£8.6m
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (82% 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

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£211k£635k
31/12/2024£850k£413k
31/12/2023£157k£369k
31/12/2022£7.8m£65k

Common questions

Is MANOLO BLAHNIK FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £8,596,958 at the end of the year, with the Trustees maintaining a policy of keeping liquid funds of at least £500,000 to meet commitments. The Trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MANOLO BLAHNIK FOUNDATION£211k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BLAKEY FOUNDATION FY2025£271k—0unclear—no doubt
PONOSI FOUNDATION FY2025£144k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MCLAIN FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2024£2.8m—0unclear—no doubt
THE BLAIR TRUST FUND FY2025£187k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ZAHA HADID FOUNDATION FY2025£9.2m——unclear—no doubt

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