THE ANNABEL ARBIB FOUNDATION

Registered charity 296358 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ARBIB FOUNDATION

The Foundation continues to make donations to a wide number of charities.

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

Latest income

£487k

Latest spending

£801k

Registered

1987

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £14,369,445, all of which are held within the expendable endowment fund, while unrestricted and restricted funds are at a nil balance. The trustees maintain that the investment portfolio is highly liquid and expected returns are sufficient to generate financial resources to continue charitable activities for the foreseeable future. Total income for the year was £486,935, with total charitable expenditure of £800,783, resulting in a net loss that was offset by transfers from the endowment fund.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to expend the income in as much that the trustees are able to identify suitable recipients during the year (held: £14.4m)

“As at 5 April 2025 reserves of £14,369,445 were carried forward in accordance with the trustees’ policy on reserves. The policy is to expend the income in as much that the trustees are able to identify suitable recipients during the year.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Mrs A Nicoll is a trustee of both The Arbib Education Trust as well as the reporting entity. During the year the charity declared grants to The Arbib Education Trust in the amount of £652,125... At the balance sheet date £385,130... was due to The Arbib Education Trust.

“During the year the charity declared grants to The Arbib Education Trust in the amount of £652,125 (2024: £195,000), of which £70,130 (2024: £66,995) was restricted. Mrs A Nicoll is a trustee of both The Arbib Education Trust as well as the reporting entity. At the balance sheet date £385,130 (2024: £nil) was due to The Arbib Education Trust. This amount in unsecured, interest-free and to be settled in cash.” — page 24

“Mrs A Nicoll is a Director of Thamesis Limited. The charity holds 8 ordinary 5 pence shares in Thamesis Limited which represents 5% of its issued share capital. The charity holds the shares at their nominal value.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity holds 8 ordinary 5 pence shares in Thamesis Limited, a company where Mrs A Nicoll is a Director.

“During the year the charity declared grants to The Arbib Education Trust in the amount of £652,125 (2024: £195,000), of which £70,130 (2024: £66,995) was restricted. Mrs A Nicoll is a trustee of both The Arbib Education Trust as well as the reporting entity. At the balance sheet date £385,130 (2024: £nil) was due to The Arbib Education Trust. This amount in unsecured, interest-free and to be settled in cash.” — page 24

“Mrs A Nicoll is a Director of Thamesis Limited. The charity holds 8 ordinary 5 pence shares in Thamesis Limited which represents 5% of its issued share capital. The charity holds the shares at their nominal value.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bright Grahame Murray. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2024)

Total income

£622k

Total spending

£934k

Cost of raising funds

£44k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (89% 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: 7.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (19/04/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANNABEL SUVA NICOLLchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Paddy Nicoll
Phoebe Nicoll
Rory Nicoll
Sam Nicoll

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£487k	£801k
05/04/2024	£622k	£934k
05/04/2023	£354k	£920k
05/04/2022	£381k	£489k
05/04/2021	£345k	£514k

Common questions

Is THE ANNABEL ARBIB FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £14,369,445, all of which are held within the expendable endowment fund, while unrestricted and restricted funds are at a nil balance. The trustees maintain that the investment portfolio is highly liquid and expected returns are sufficient to generate financial resources to continue charitable activities for the foreseeable future. Total income for the year was £486,935, with total charitable expenditure of £800,783, resulting in a net loss that was offset by transfers from the endowment fund. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bright Grahame Murray.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£183k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER	1	£20k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£12k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION income £1.4m
THE AZOUZ FOUNDATION income £203k
THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION income £463k
THE BLAKEY FOUNDATION income £271k
GEFEN FOUNDATION income £373k
Sir Harry & Lady Judith Solomon Charitable Foundation income £4.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ANNABEL ARBIB FOUNDATION	£487k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025	£1.4m	£90,001 - £100,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
THE AZOUZ FOUNDATION FY2025	£203k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION FY2025	£463k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE BLAKEY FOUNDATION FY2025	£271k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GEFEN FOUNDATION FY2025	£373k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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