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COOPERATIVE AI FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1201294 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£2.3m
Latest spending
£2.8m
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £506,593 for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves to £2,214,304. Per the trustees' report, this balance remains comfortably in excess of the stated reserves policy target of approximately £250,000. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of general operating costs (approximately £250,000) (held: £2.2m)
“Cooperative AI Foundation aims to hold a minimum of 3 months’ of general operating costs at any time which is approximately £250,000.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Griffin.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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

Total income
£2.3m
Total spending
£2.8m
Reserves (reported)
£2.2m
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~9.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.3m£2.8m
31/12/2024£2.4m£1.7m
31/12/2023£2.0m£2.3m
31/12/2022£2.4m£92k

Common questions

Is COOPERATIVE AI FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £506,593 for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves to £2,214,304. Per the trustees' report, this balance remains comfortably in excess of the stated reserves policy target of approximately £250,000. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Griffin.

Who funds COOPERATIVE AI FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COOPERATIVE AI FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include Founders Pledge Ltd.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
Founders Pledge LtdFY2023£2.2m

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