THE HOWARD FOUNDATION

Registered charity 285822 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scientific research into nutriceuticals and support for Downing College, Cambridge University.

Objects

(1) THE FOUNDATION OF A NEW COLLEGE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE TO BE KNOWN AS "HOWARD COLLEGE". (2) THE FINANCING OR ASSISTING IN THE FINANCING OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF A BUILDING OR BUILDINGS FOR THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AT DOWNING COLLEGE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE. (3) THE ESTABLISHMENT AND SUPPORT OF BIO-MEDICAL RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE AND AT OTHER UNIVERSITIES IN ENGLAND AND WALES PROVIDED THAT THE RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH UNDERTAKEN SHALL BE DISSEMINATED. (4) THE FURTHERANCE OF RESEARCH INTO AND INTO THE MEANS OF RELIEVING MALNUTRITION IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD BUT IN PARTICULAR IN UNDER-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES PROVIDED THAT THE RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH UNDERTAKEN SHALL BE DISSEMINATED. (5) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CULTURAL CENTRE IN THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND THE APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND CRAFTS AMONGST THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE PROVIDED THAT THE TRUST SHALL NOT UNDERTAKE ANY TRADING ACTIVITIES OF A PERMANENT NATURE.

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: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: West Oxfordshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £4,943,043, supported by investment gains and income from IP assignments. The trustees confirm that existing investments adequately cover the major continuing commitment for the Howard Chair in Human Nutrition at SETU. The auditors reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by SMH Jolliffe Cork Audit Ltd. 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~169.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (76% 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: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• JULIE ELIZABETH LAMBERTchair
• Alistair Patrick Lambert CEng, MEng
• Dr Anthony Richard Leeds MBBS, MSc
• Jonathan Howard
• Professor David Ian Thurnham

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

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