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THE HUNTINGDON FOUNDATION LIMITED

Registered charity 286504 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activity of the company was that of a charity, with particular reference to the establishment and continued support of Jewish schools.To achieve the objects, the charity uses its income to make charitable donations and grants to Jewish schools, other educational organisations and other charities.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£772k
Latest spending
£392k
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £17,553,457, with the trustees noting that resources are used as available and no specific reserves policy is maintained. The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Melinek Fine LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

GYG ESTATES LTD — per its own Companies House accounts

    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.

    Property (HM Land Registry)

    8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold); recorded price paid £535k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

    Electoral Commission register entries

    Entries on the Electoral Commission’s public register where this charity (or its company) appears as the source — typically sponsorship of an APPG or an overseas visit provided to an MP, which charities may lawfully do. Shown with the Commission’s own reference; this is a transparency record, not an allegation.

    Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

    Total income
    £772k
    Total spending
    £392k
    Cost of raising funds
    £140k
    Reserves (reported)
    £0
    Employees
    0

    Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

    Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% 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: 18.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Barnet · Brent · Herefordshire

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/03/2025£772k£392k
    31/03/2024£748k£399k
    31/03/2023£604k£325k
    31/03/2022£637k£461k
    31/03/2021£577k£374k

    Common questions

    Is THE HUNTINGDON FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £17,553,457, with the trustees noting that resources are used as available and no specific reserves policy is maintained. The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Melinek Fine LLP.

    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.

    FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
    WISEHEIGHTS LIMITED1£755k
    THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST1£27k
    THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
    BONAMY CHARITABLE TRUST1£7k
    THE BATCHWORTH TRUST1£5k
    FARRER AND CO CHARITABLE TRUST1£4k
    CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUST1£250
    THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 19761£0

    Charities like this

    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HINCHINGBROOKE FOUNDATION.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    THE HUNTINGDON FOUNDATION LIMITED£772k—0unclear—no doubt
    THE HINCHINGBROOKE FOUNDATION FY2025£313k—0unclear—no doubt
    SF FOUNDATION FY2025£7.7m—0above—no doubt
    SMS FOUNDATION FY2025£229k—0above—no doubt
    Howden Foundation FY2025£1.3m——above—no doubt
    HUNTINGDON GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITED FY2025£1.0m—0below—noted

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