CHARITIES ADMINISTERED BY THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FOUNDERS

Registered charity 222905 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To assist the poor, elderly and the young by way of assistance generally or for educational purposes

Objects

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Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£99k

Latest spending

£26k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £72,331 are held, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of six to twelve months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase to £99,215 from £61,652 in the prior year, driven by higher investment gains and donations, while charitable expenditure rose to £25,998.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six and twelve months’ expenditure (held: £72k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which are readily available for spending and have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level between six and twelve months’ expenditure.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: £3,690 paid to trustee for administrative and management support

“During the period the charity paid £3,690 (2024 - £1,794) to its trustee for providing administrative and management support.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payment to trustee for services

“During the period the charity agreed to pay £3,690 (2024 - £1,794) to its trustee for providing administrative and management support which was included in creditors as due to the Worshipful Company of Founders, the trustee of the charity.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FOUNDERS · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£99k	£26k
31/10/2024	£62k	£18k
31/10/2023	£49k	£20k
31/10/2022	£27k	£46k
25/10/2021	£37k	£60k

Common questions

Is CHARITIES ADMINISTERED BY THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FOUNDERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £72,331 are held, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of six to twelve months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase to £99,215 from £61,652 in the prior year, driven by higher investment gains and donations, while charitable expenditure rose to £25,998. Its FY2025 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
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£90k
THE TOTTENHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION	1	£58k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION	1	£40k
THE BEATRICE GILMORE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£27k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£12k
THE CHILDREN'S AID COMMITTEE CHARITABLE FUND	1	£11k
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£10k
THE TIM HENMAN FOUNDATION	1	£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ANNIVERSARIES FUND OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FOUNDERS.

THE ANNIVERSARIES FUND OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FOUNDERS income £87k
THE I S A CHARITY income £1.2m
THE WORSHIPFUL SOCIETY OF APOTHECARIES GENERAL CHARITY LIMITED income £241k
Caring for Communities and People income £13.0m
ACTIVITEENS income £144k
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF NEEDLEMAKERS CHARITABLE FUND income £262k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHARITIES ADMINISTERED BY THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FOUNDERS	£99k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THE ANNIVERSARIES FUND OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FOUNDERS FY2025	£87k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THE I S A CHARITY FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WORSHIPFUL SOCIETY OF APOTHECARIES GENERAL CHARITY LIMITED FY2025	£241k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Caring for Communities and People FY2026	£13.0m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
ACTIVITEENS FY2025	£144k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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