HARVARD GLOBAL FOUNDATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1200419 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancing learning, research, and education, in particular at Harvard University, and such other exclusively charitable purposes as the Trustees may determine.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY; AND (B) SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.THIS ARTICLE 3 MAY BE AMENDED BY A SPECIAL RESOLUTION BUT ONLY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMMISSION.

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£4.0m
Latest spending
£4.2m
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased significantly to £4,001,638, while expenditure rose sharply to £4,203,525, resulting in a net deficit for the year. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a reserves policy to cover administration costs for one year, though unrestricted funds are currently in deficit. The auditor confirmed the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year (reserves figure: £848k)
“It is the Trust's policy to retain sufficient reserves to cover administration costs and commitments for a period of one year.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 4 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 — Harvard Global Foundation Limited (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£4.0m
Total spending
£4.2m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£4.0m£4.2m
30/06/2024£1.3m£453k
30/06/2023£258k£51k
30/06/2022£0£0

Common questions

Is HARVARD GLOBAL FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased significantly to £4,001,638, while expenditure rose sharply to £4,203,525, resulting in a net deficit for the year. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a reserves policy to cover administration costs for one year, though unrestricted funds are currently in deficit. The auditor confirmed the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.

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 JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION1£100k
THE RISMAN FOUNDATION1£84k
PRISM THE GIFT FUND1£49k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HARVARD GLOBAL UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HARVARD GLOBAL FOUNDATION LIMITED£4.0m—0unclear—no doubt
HARVARD GLOBAL UK FY2025£177k——above—no doubt
FRIENDS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY FY2025£1.7m—0below—no doubt
THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL FY2025£249k—0unclear—no doubt
HQR LONDON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£340k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HABERDASHERS' FOUNDATION FY2025£454k£60,001 - £70,0004unclear—no doubt

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