FERDINANDO & LUIGI INNOCENTI FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1201646 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the CIO are to advance such charitable purposes (according to the law of England and Wales) as the trustees see fit from time to time.

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Latest income

£649k

Latest spending

£558k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £84,646 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £29,157. The trustees confirm that assets are adequate to fulfill obligations, supported by a commitment from the main donor, Ratio Ventures Limited, to continue support for at least 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One (2023: 0) seconded employees received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for the reporting period of more than £60,000.” — page 16

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: The unrestricted reserves figure represents running costs incurred by the Foundation (held: £29k)

“The unrestricted reserves figure represents running costs incurred by the Foundation; these were positive at 31 December 2024 although negative at the last year end due to the timing of payments.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payments made to seconded key management personnel from Ratio Ventures Limited.

“During the period, payments made from Ratio Ventures Limited to seconded key management personnel totalled £87,509 (2023: £47,882).” — page 16

“Leonardo Colaianni who is the son of trustee Luca Colaianni had hotel and travel expenses of £131 (2023: £486) paid by the charity in his capacity of young advisor to the Board of Trustees.” — page 18

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Hotel and travel expenses paid for Leonardo Colaianni, son of trustee Luca Colaianni, in his capacity as a young advisor.

“During the period, payments made from Ratio Ventures Limited to seconded key management personnel totalled £87,509 (2023: £47,882).” — page 16

“Leonardo Colaianni who is the son of trustee Luca Colaianni had hotel and travel expenses of £131 (2023: £486) paid by the charity in his capacity of young advisor to the Board of Trustees.” — page 18

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2023) → 1 (FY2024).
Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2023) to "above" (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

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

Total income

£649k

Total spending

£558k

Reserves (reported)

£143k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Lorenzo Ferdinando Innocentichair
Christian Abbondio
Filippo Noseda
Jessica Preyas Manji
Ruth Pryce

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

Operates in: Italy · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£649k	£558k
31/12/2024	£450k	£535k
31/12/2023	£985k	£163k

Common questions

Is FERDINANDO & LUIGI INNOCENTI FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £84,646 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £29,157. The trustees confirm that assets are adequate to fulfill obligations, supported by a commitment from the main donor, Ratio Ventures Limited, to continue support for at least 12 months. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST AIDANS SOUTHCOATES	1	£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE DODGSON FOUNDATION.

THE DODGSON FOUNDATION income £124k
JCD FOUNDATION income £2.1m
RELIGIOUS OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF BORDEAUX CIO income £14.0m
Forum CIO income £2.1m
WINCHESTER ROTARY CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION income £115k
LSSP income £907k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FERDINANDO & LUIGI INNOCENTI FOUNDATION	£649k	—	1	above	—	no doubt
THE DODGSON FOUNDATION FY2025	£124k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
JCD FOUNDATION FY2024	£2.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RELIGIOUS OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF BORDEAUX CIO FY2025	£14.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Forum CIO FY2025	£2.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WINCHESTER ROTARY CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION FY2024	£115k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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