THE BARING FOUNDATION

Registered charity 258583 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£6.7m
Latest spending
£9.4m
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that net assets increased to £107.9 million at the year-end, with unrestricted funds of £105.4 million. The trustees consider this level of unrestricted funds meets their reserves policy, which aims to maintain the real value of annual grants in perpetuity. The charity reported a net income of £2.8 million and made grants totaling £8.2 million.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £110,001 - £120,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £76k)
David Cutler - Director salary £115,056 — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 3
The number of staff earning over £60,000 in the year was 3 — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: maintain in perpetuity the real value of the annual grants it makes (held: £105.4m)
The Trustees consider that the current level of unrestricted funds of £107.9 million at 31 December 2024 meets this reserves policy.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Shauneen Lambe is a Director of Youth Justice Legal Centre, a grantee.
Trustee, Shauneen Lambe, is a Director of Youth Justice Legal Centre, a grantee in 2024. — page 22
Trustee, Victoria Amedume, is the Creative Director of The Albany, a grantee in 2024.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Victoria Amedume is Creative Director of The Albany, a grantee.
Trustee, Shauneen Lambe, is a Director of Youth Justice Legal Centre, a grantee in 2024. — page 22
Trustee, Victoria Amedume, is the Creative Director of The Albany, a grantee in 2024.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Director David Cutler has involvement with Koy Kaapelitalo, a grantee.
Trustee, Shauneen Lambe, is a Director of Youth Justice Legal Centre, a grantee in 2024. — page 22
Trustee, Victoria Amedume, is the Creative Director of The Albany, a grantee in 2024.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Deputy Director David Sampson has involvement with Initiative Sankofa d’Afrique de l’Ouest, a grantee.
Trustee, Shauneen Lambe, is a Director of Youth Justice Legal Centre, a grantee in 2024. — page 22
Trustee, Victoria Amedume, is the Creative Director of The Albany, a grantee in 2024.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Adviser Daniel Regan has involvement with London Arts & Health, a grantee.
Trustee, Shauneen Lambe, is a Director of Youth Justice Legal Centre, a grantee in 2024. — page 22
Trustee, Victoria Amedume, is the Creative Director of The Albany, a grantee in 2024.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP.

Year-over-year changes

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

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£6.7m
Total spending
£9.4m
Cost of raising funds
£437k
Reserves (reported)
£105.4m
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~134.5 months of spending — in the top quarter 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
31/12/2024£6.7m£9.4m
31/12/2023£4.0m£5.4m
31/12/2022£2.5m£4.5m
31/12/2021£2.3m£5.2m
31/12/2020£2.2m£5.4m

Common questions

Is THE BARING FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that net assets increased to £107.9 million at the year-end, with unrestricted funds of £105.4 million. The trustees consider this level of unrestricted funds meets their reserves policy, which aims to maintain the real value of annual grants in perpetuity. The charity reported a net income of £2.8 million and made grants totaling £8.2 million. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

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

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £110,001 - £120,000 band, and 3 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE BARING FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BARING FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include BRIDGE HOUSE ESTATES, Rights and Security International, KENTISH TOWN IMPROVEMENT FUND.

Known funders

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

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