SKINNERS' CHARITY FOUNDATION
UK wide grants for the relief of poverty and the advancement of education, communities and heritage.
Objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PROMOTION OR SUPPORT OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:(A) YOUNG PEOPLE'S VOCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT(B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND HARDSHIP(C) ARTS, HERITAGE, AND COMMUNITIES
- HENRY FISHER'S CHARITY (FOR PREACHERS) — merger registered 04/07/2024
- Skinners' Company Lady Neville Charity — merger registered 04/07/2024
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that free reserves amounted to £797,092 at the year-end, following a period of building up the capital fund. The charity is described as new, having been established in August 2022, and aims to build up its endowment over time to produce sufficient income for its objects.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (20/01/2025)
- Received assets from another charity (04/11/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (30/10/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (03/07/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (03/07/2024)
Trustees
- Lord Jonathan Douglas Evans KCB DLchair
- ANNE DUDLEY BUCHANAN
- Benedict Beddard
- Dmitry Yashnikov
- Prof. Paul Martin
- Simon Holden
- The Hon. Mrs Emmeline Veronica Louise Winterbotham
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £735k | £2.3m |
| 30/06/2024 | £847k | £50k |
| 30/06/2023 | £102k | £2k |
Common questions
Is SKINNERS' CHARITY FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves amounted to £797,092 at the year-end, following a period of building up the capital fund. The charity is described as new, having been established in August 2022, and aims to build up its endowment over time to produce sufficient income for its objects. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.
Who funds SKINNERS' CHARITY FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SKINNERS' CHARITY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE TIM HENMAN FOUNDATION, THE KILROOT FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE TIM HENMAN FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £19k | Donations from corporations and trusts (Linked Charity) |
| THE KILROOT FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £15k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE SIR ANDREW JUDD FOUNDATION | 1 | £515k |
| THE TUFTON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £75k |
| THE TOTTENHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION | 1 | £61k |
| THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST | 1 | £23k |
| THE DEO GLORIA TRUST | 1 | £15k |
| EMMANUEL CHURCH WIMBLEDON | 1 | £15k |
| THE CHILDREN'S AID COMMITTEE CHARITABLE FUND | 1 | £11k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EMMANUEL, SOUTH CROYDON | 1 | £10k |
Charities like this
- SKINNERS' EDUCATION FOUNDATION
- THE SKINNERS' ACADEMY FOUNDATION
- SPINNAKER TRUST LIMITED
- THE CLIPPER FOUNDATION
- UK FUND FOR CHARITIES
- THE CRISEREN FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKINNERS' CHARITY FOUNDATION | £735k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SKINNERS' EDUCATION FOUNDATION | £2.6m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE SKINNERS' ACADEMY FOUNDATION | £135k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| SPINNAKER TRUST LIMITED | £174k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE CLIPPER FOUNDATION | £32k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| UK FUND FOR CHARITIES | £4.6m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |