THE GRANT THORNTON FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1205976 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Grant Thornton Foundation is a charity dedicated to making a positive impact on our communities through strategic funding and support of charities. The Foundation is a tangible demonstration of our values, our dedication to social impact and our commitment to creating a better future for all.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT TO ORGANISATIONS THAT ARE WORKING: 3.1 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION; 3.2 TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY; 3.3 TO PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEED TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; OR 3.4 TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

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

Latest income

£364k

Latest spending

£202k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £162,445 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £285,347. This figure is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £20,000. The accounts state that the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately £20,000, to cover a year's worth of operational costs and the reasonable professional services costs associated with a winding down of the Foundation (reserves figure: £285k)

“The Foundation does not commit to making repeat grants to its charity partners and the Trustees consider that the target for unrestricted reserves, after any designations, should be approximately £20,000, to cover a year's worth of operational costs and the reasonable professional services costs associated with a winding down of the Foundation.” — page 6

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees' donations

“During the year, the Trustees made donations to the charity totalling £4,437 (2025: £6,100).” — page 16

“Also, during the year, the charity received donations totalling £144,118 (2025: £102,000) from Grant Thornton UK, an organisation from which the charity received key management personnel services.” — page 16

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from Grant Thornton UK

“During the year, the Trustees made donations to the charity totalling £4,437 (2025: £6,100).” — page 16

“Also, during the year, the charity received donations totalling £144,118 (2025: £102,000) from Grant Thornton UK, an organisation from which the charity received key management personnel services.” — page 16

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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 31/03/2026

Volunteers: 2
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Fiona Beighton
Jenn Barnett
Kathleen Campbell
Kevin James Coates
Lynne Drury
Paul Kasina Rao · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£364k	£202k
31/03/2025	£203k	£80k

Common questions

Is THE GRANT THORNTON FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £162,445 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £285,347. This figure is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £20,000. The accounts state that the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2026 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 PENNIES FOUNDATION	1	£1.4m
THE TAIT MEMORIAL TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

THE THORNTON FOUNDATION income £87k
GRAHAM ROWLANDSON FOUNDATION income £314k
THE FLORENCE FOUNDATION income £91k
THE GODINTON CHARITABLE TRUST income £153k
WARRINGTON VOLUNTARY ACTION income £987k
THE BILLINGTON FOUNDATION income £195k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE GRANT THORNTON FOUNDATION	£364k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE THORNTON FOUNDATION FY2026	£87k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GRAHAM ROWLANDSON FOUNDATION FY2026	£314k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FLORENCE FOUNDATION FY2026	£91k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE GODINTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£153k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WARRINGTON VOLUNTARY ACTION FY2025	£987k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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