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FRIENDS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Registered charity 290609 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of assistance to UK taxpayer donors interested in supporting the activities of Harvard University and its various subdivisions as well as other activities related to education

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£595k
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £1,083,468 from £458,599 in the prior year, resulting in a net movement in funds of £487,986. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a reserves policy to retain sufficient funds to cover administration costs and commitments for a period of one year, and the trustees are satisfied that current reserves are appropriate to meet ongoing liabilities.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year (held: £2k)
“It is the Trust's policy to retain sufficient reserves to cover administration costs and commitments for a period of one year.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donated professional services
“Donations include £15,000 of donated services by McFadden, Pilkington & Ward LLP (2023: £15,000), a law firm in which Trustee, J McFadden is a partner.” — page 20
“Donations include £30,040 (2023: £30,280) of donations in kind in relation to the payment of professional fees received from Harvard Global Research and Support Services Inc., a related entity responsible for external payments of the charity.” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment of professional fees
“Donations include £15,000 of donated services by McFadden, Pilkington & Ward LLP (2023: £15,000), a law firm in which Trustee, J McFadden is a partner.” — page 20
“Donations include £30,040 (2023: £30,280) of donations in kind in relation to the payment of professional fees received from Harvard Global Research and Support Services Inc., a related entity responsible for external payments of the charity.” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants to related entity
“Donations include £15,000 of donated services by McFadden, Pilkington & Ward LLP (2023: £15,000), a law firm in which Trustee, J McFadden is a partner.” — page 20
“Donations include £30,040 (2023: £30,280) of donations in kind in relation to the payment of professional fees received from Harvard Global Research and Support Services Inc., a related entity responsible for external payments of the charity.” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends Of Harvard University (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£595k
Cost of raising funds
£289
Reserves (reported)
£2k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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£1.1m£595k
31/12/2023£459k£534k
31/12/2022£1.0m£3.3m
31/12/2021£5.5m£2.9m
31/12/2020£784k£898k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £1,083,468 from £458,599 in the prior year, resulting in a net movement in funds of £487,986. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a reserves policy to retain sufficient funds to cover administration costs and commitments for a period of one year, and the trustees are satisfied that current reserves are appropriate to meet ongoing liabilities. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by TC Group.

Who funds FRIENDS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY as a grant recipient include THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATIONFY2024£100kGrants for the advancement of education

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
THE RISMAN FOUNDATION1£84k
THE SASTA FOUNDATION1£60k
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITED1£21k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HARVARD GLOBAL FOUNDATION LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRIENDS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
HARVARD GLOBAL FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£4.0m—0unclear—no doubt
STANFORD FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED FY2025£1.0m—0above—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF THE CHAZON ISH INSTITUTIONS FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF DARCHE NOAM FY2025£139k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL FY2025£249k—0unclear—no doubt

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