THE RANK FOUNDATION LIMITED
Registered charity 276976 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The advancement and promotion of the Christian religion and Christian religious education of the public, advancing public knowledge of other world faiths with significant communities in the United Kingdom. Encouraging and developing leadership amongst young people and supporting disadvantaged young people and those frail or lonely through old age and disability.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £303.1m at year-end, which the Trustees consider sufficient to continue current mission fulfilment. The Foundation operates a total return investment approach with no specific target level of reserves, planning distribution over the medium and long term after considering all commitments.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: The Foundation pays a grant to CTVC Ltd each year and this amounted to £1.2m in 2025 relating to it conducting its primary purpose activities.
“The Foundation has related party transactions with its subsidiary CTVC Ltd and CTVC Media Ltd. The Foundation pays a grant to CTVC Ltd each year and this amounted to £1.2m in 2025 relating to it conducting its primary purpose activities.” — page 52
“The Foundation also makes an additional grant to CTVC Ltd to cover the payment of the pension contributions to the CTVC defined benefit scheme. In 2025, The Foundation contributed £695k ( 2024: £457k) to the defined pension scheme.” — page 52
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Foundation contributed £695k to the CTVC defined pension scheme.
“The Foundation has related party transactions with its subsidiary CTVC Ltd and CTVC Media Ltd. The Foundation pays a grant to CTVC Ltd each year and this amounted to £1.2m in 2025 relating to it conducting its primary purpose activities.” — page 52
“The Foundation also makes an additional grant to CTVC Ltd to cover the payment of the pension contributions to the CTVC defined benefit scheme. In 2025, The Foundation contributed £695k ( 2024: £457k) to the defined pension scheme.” — page 52
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Rank Foundation charged £63K to CTVC Ltd for insurance.
“The Foundation has related party transactions with its subsidiary CTVC Ltd and CTVC Media Ltd. The Foundation pays a grant to CTVC Ltd each year and this amounted to £1.2m in 2025 relating to it conducting its primary purpose activities.” — page 52
“The Foundation also makes an additional grant to CTVC Ltd to cover the payment of the pension contributions to the CTVC defined benefit scheme. In 2025, The Foundation contributed £695k ( 2024: £457k) to the defined pension scheme.” — page 52
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: CTVC Media Limited
“CTVC has a wholly owned trading subsidiary which is incorporated in England and Wales, CTVC Media Limited (registered number 1782130). Its principal activity is the making of commercial and non-primary purpose media productions.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £7.2m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£910k
Reserves (reported)
£303.1m
Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (51% 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: 6.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
- Andrew Fleming
- Andrew James Henry Murdoch
- Dr Johanna Gabriella Miranda Lohn
- JOHANNA LOUISE ROPNER · trustee of 2 other charities
- James Patrick Mahon
- Joel Buchanan
- LINDSEY VICTORIA HALL · trustee of 2 other charities
- MR DANIEL SIMON
- Mark Summerfield
- STUART HUXLEY COWEN
- William Wyatt
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE RANK FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £303.1m at year-end, which the Trustees consider sufficient to continue current mission fulfilment. The Foundation operates a total return investment approach with no specific target level of reserves, planning distribution over the medium and long term after considering all commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Who funds THE RANK FOUNDATION LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE RANK FOUNDATION LIMITED as a grant recipient include SUICIDE & CO.
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