THE AUSTIN BAILEY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 514912 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Assisting local activities of churches of the Christian faith. Assisting local charities or local branches of national charities. Relief of poverty in the poor countries of the world.

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

Latest income

£545k

Latest spending

£306k

Registered

1984

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £2,655,973, an increase from the previous year. The charity relies heavily on investment returns and donations from the chairman and his companies, with the trustees noting that the work is reliant on these sources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Steven Bunting received fees of £16,000; Eleanor Norton received a grant of £1,500; James Adam Leach received travelling expenses of £122.

“During the period Steven Bunting received fees of £16,000 (2024 - £nil): Trustees’ expenses During the period Eleanor Norton received a grant of £1,500 (2024: £nil). During the period James Adam Leach received travelling expenses of £122 (2024 - £nil)” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Clive Bailey made donations totalling £60,741.

“During the period Clive Bailey made donations to The Austin Bailey Foundation totalling £60,741.” — page 21

“During the period Ferriday Woking Ltd made donations totalling £76,000 to the Austin Bailey Foundation.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Ferriday Woking Ltd (director/shareholder Clive Bailey) made donations totalling £76,000.

“During the period Clive Bailey made donations to The Austin Bailey Foundation totalling £60,741.” — page 21

“During the period Ferriday Woking Ltd made donations totalling £76,000 to the Austin Bailey Foundation.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Marlin Land Midland Ltd (director/shareholder Clive Bailey) made donations totalling £300,000.

“During the period Clive Bailey made donations to The Austin Bailey Foundation totalling £60,741.” — page 21

“During the period Ferriday Woking Ltd made donations totalling £76,000 to the Austin Bailey Foundation.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income

£545k

Total spending

£306k

Cost of raising funds

£18k

Reserves (reported)

£2.7m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~104.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (80% 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: 3.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Clive Vernon Austin Baileychair
Dr Ashraf Sourour Ishaksourour Mikhail
Eleanor Dunstan
JAMES ADAM LEACH · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Steven Buting
SANDRA JO MORTON · trustee of 1 other charity
Sally Ruth Goldstone · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: City Of Swansea

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£545k	£306k
05/04/2024	£200k	£194k
05/04/2023	£166k	£163k
05/04/2022	£119k	£154k
05/04/2021	£144k	£144k

Common questions

Is THE AUSTIN BAILEY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £2,655,973, an increase from the previous year. The charity relies heavily on investment returns and donations from the chairman and his companies, with the trustees noting that the work is reliant on these sources. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAROFEH DONATIONS LIMITED.

HAROFEH DONATIONS LIMITED income £598k
ALLIANCE FAMILY FOUNDATION LIMITED income £16k
LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL MD 105 APPEAL FUND income £389k
SRI AUROBINDO TRUST LIMITED income £209k
THE LORD AUSTIN TRUST income £134k
DONATING CHARITY LIMITED income £1.9m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE AUSTIN BAILEY FOUNDATION	£545k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HAROFEH DONATIONS LIMITED FY2025	£598k	—	unclear	—	noted
ALLIANCE FAMILY FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025	£16k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL MD 105 APPEAL FUND FY2025	£389k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SRI AUROBINDO TRUST LIMITED FY2024	£209k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE LORD AUSTIN TRUST FY2025	£134k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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