THE AMPNEY BROOK FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1208094 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grant giving charitable foundation offering grants for projects that fit within its charitable objectives

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£877k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds negative unrestricted reserves of $1,322,175, following a surplus for the year of $586,078. The trustees confirm ongoing support for at least the next 12 months and continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting. It is anticipated that further donations will be made to clear the deficit in the current and forthcoming years.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: $85,178 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“Total remuneration (including employer pension contributions and other benefits) paid to key management personnel during the year was $85,178” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to PARC Africa Operations Limited
“During the period grants totalling $50,377 (2024: $1,053,713) were paid to PARC Africa Operations Limited, a company registered in Kenya who are related by virtue of one common director/trustee.” — page 19
“Separately to the grants, $24,852 (2024: $626,104) was paid to PARC Africa Operations Limited as a social investment as detailed above.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Social investment in PARC Africa Operations Limited
“During the period grants totalling $50,377 (2024: $1,053,713) were paid to PARC Africa Operations Limited, a company registered in Kenya who are related by virtue of one common director/trustee.” — page 19
“Separately to the grants, $24,852 (2024: $626,104) was paid to PARC Africa Operations Limited as a social investment as detailed above.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to Project PARC
“During the period grants totalling $50,377 (2024: $1,053,713) were paid to PARC Africa Operations Limited, a company registered in Kenya who are related by virtue of one common director/trustee.” — page 19
“Separately to the grants, $24,852 (2024: $626,104) was paid to PARC Africa Operations Limited as a social investment as detailed above.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan waiver by trustee Dr Goetz Bechtolsheimer
“During the period grants totalling $50,377 (2024: $1,053,713) were paid to PARC Africa Operations Limited, a company registered in Kenya who are related by virtue of one common director/trustee.” — page 19
“Separately to the grants, $24,852 (2024: $626,104) was paid to PARC Africa Operations Limited as a social investment as detailed above.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation by trustee Dr Goetz Bechtolsheimer
“During the period grants totalling $50,377 (2024: $1,053,713) were paid to PARC Africa Operations Limited, a company registered in Kenya who are related by virtue of one common director/trustee.” — page 19
“Separately to the grants, $24,852 (2024: $626,104) was paid to PARC Africa Operations Limited as a social investment as detailed above.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: PARC Africa Operations Limited
“During the period grants totalling $50,377 (2024: $1,053,713) were paid to PARC Africa Operations Limited, a company registered in Kenya who are related by virtue of one common director/trustee.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£877k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kenya · Tanzania · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£1.3m£877k

Common questions

Is THE AMPNEY BROOK FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds negative unrestricted reserves of $1,322,175, following a surplus for the year of $586,078. The trustees confirm ongoing support for at least the next 12 months and continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting. It is anticipated that further donations will be made to clear the deficit in the current and forthcoming years. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE AMPNEY BROOK FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the $85,178 band.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE AMPNEY BROOK FOUNDATION£1.3m$85,1780unclear—no doubt
THE AMPERSAND FOUNDATION FY2025£724k£60,001 - £70,00041above—no doubt
THE BROOK TRUST FY2025£739k—0unclear—no doubt
AMT FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£152k—0unclear—no doubt
The Trevor Hemmings Foundation FY2025£490k—0above—no doubt
BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£286k—0unclear—no doubt

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