THE CITIZENSHIP FOUNDATION
Registered charity 801360 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CITIZENSHIP FOUNDATION, Young Citizens
The Citizenship Foundation is an independent education and participation charity that encourages and enables individuals to engage in democratic society. We want a fair, inclusive and cohesive society. We want a democracy in which people have the knowledge, skills and confidence to take part in and drive change as effective citizens, both as individuals and communities.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased from £275,892 to £287,387, driven by a net surplus in the General Fund. Restricted funds decreased from £84,959 to £40,972 due to expenditure exceeding income in designated funds. The total funds balance remained stable at £328,359.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- The Circuits of England and Wales — “Current and recent Impact Investment Partners include: The Circuits of England and Wales” (source page)
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.
- HALDAR, Thrisa — director, appointed 29/07/2026on trustee list
- CHEFFINS, Emily Joan — director, appointed 29/07/2026on trustee list
- SCHLENKHOFF-HUS, Olivier Jean-Michel — director, appointed 29/07/2026on trustee list
- SMITH, Mitchell Steven — director, appointed 29/07/2026on trustee list
- WILSON, Emma Katherine — director, appointed 04/10/2023on trustee list
- EARNSHAW, Rebecca Kate — director, appointed 04/10/2023on trustee list
- HUNT, Niall Joseph — director, appointed 04/10/2023on trustee list
- KENNELL, Alison Jane — director, appointed 04/10/2023on trustee list
- MCKEON-CARTER, Orla Margaret — director, appointed 01/06/2023on trustee list
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£53k
Reported reserves equal ~4.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (53% 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: 7.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (27/07/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Rebecca Kate Earnshawchair
- Alison Kennell
- Emily Joan Cheffins
- Emma Katherine Wilson
- Mitchell Steven Smith
- Niall Joseph Hunt
- Olivier Jean-Michel Schlenkhoff-Hus
- Orla Margaret McKeon-Carter
- Thrisa Haldar
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE CITIZENSHIP FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased from £275,892 to £287,387, driven by a net surplus in the General Fund. Restricted funds decreased from £84,959 to £40,972 due to expenditure exceeding income in designated funds. The total funds balance remained stable at £328,359.
Who funds THE CITIZENSHIP FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CITIZENSHIP FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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Funders of similar charities
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