SKINNERS' CHARITY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1199923 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: City of London, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of:
  • HENRY FISHER'S CHARITY (FOR PREACHERS) (as stated in the register file; not confirmed against the register) — merger registered 04/07/2024
  • Skinners' Company Lady Neville Charity (as stated in the register file; not confirmed against the register) — merger registered 04/07/2024
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£735k
Latest spending
£2.3m
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2024

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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 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

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Skinners' Charity Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£735k
Total spending
£2.3m
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£823k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (96% 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: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE TIM HENMAN FOUNDATIONFY2025£19kDonations from corporations and trusts (Linked Charity)
THE KILROOT FOUNDATIONFY2025£15k

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SKINNERS' EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SKINNERS' CHARITY FOUNDATION£735k—0unclear—no doubt
SKINNERS' EDUCATION FOUNDATION FY2024£2.6m—0above—no doubt
THE SKINNERS' ACADEMY FOUNDATION FY2025£135k—0below—no doubt
SPINNAKER TRUST LIMITED FY2025£174k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CLIPPER FOUNDATION FY2025£32k—0above—no doubt
UK FUND FOR CHARITIES FY2025£4.6m—0unclear—no doubt

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