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THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION

Registered charity 328081 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BARBOUR TRUST

Grants to institutions

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

Latest income
£2.6m
Latest spending
£5.1m
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £13,678,266, falling below the stated policy target of six months' unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure exceeding income by £2,512,108, driven by significant grant-making activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Dividends from J Barbour & Sons Limited (82% of income)
“Dividends were received from J Barbour & Sons Limited of £1,643,610”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months unrestricted expenditure (held: £13.7m)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level which, taking one year with the next, equates to six months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Armstrong Watson Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£2.6m
Total spending
£5.1m
Cost of raising funds
£135k
Reserves (reported)
£582k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (78% 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: 5.2% 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: Durham · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£2.6m£5.1m
05/04/2024£383k£2.6m
05/04/2023£6.5m£2.1m
05/04/2022£1.0m£1.2m
05/04/2021£609k£2.9m

Common questions

Is THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £13,678,266, falling below the stated policy target of six months' unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure exceeding income by £2,512,108, driven by significant grant-making activities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Armstrong Watson Audit Limited.

Who funds THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include NORTHUMBERLAND NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
NORTHUMBERLAND NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATIONFY2022£30kWorks in the Ingram Valley
NORTHUMBERLAND NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATIONFY2025£10kConnecting the Countryside volunteer programme

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 JD FOUNDATION1£561k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH1£183k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER1£20k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£12k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND1£5k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION£2.6m—0unclear—no doubt
MOSTAFAVI FOUNDATION FY2025£144k—0below—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
1692 FY2025£462k—0within—no doubt
THE SANDERSON FOUNDATION FY2025£236k—0unclear—no doubt
FOUX FOUNDATION FY2025£200k—0unclear—no doubt

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