SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITED

Registered charity 803655 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ABBEY NATIONAL CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, SANTANDER FOUNDATION, THE DISCOVERY FOUNDATION · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£825k
Latest spending
£490k
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total funds of £21,161,558, comprising £7,869,930 in unrestricted funds and £12,793,219 in endowment funds. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to ensure funds are available to cover one month of grant awards, and the charity had no directly employed staff during the financial year.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one month of grant awards (held: £7.9m)
it is the foundation’s approach to ensure funds are available to cover one month of grant awards at any time in reserve. — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations and gifts in kind from Santander UK plc
The Foundation has received donations and gifts from Santander UK plc amounting to £100,000 (2024: £100,000). In addition to this, the Foundation received £129,870 (2024: £238,248) in respect of matched donations from Santander UK plc. — page 22
Related party cash balances are held by Cater Allen Limited and were £490,138 at 31 December 2025 (2024: £1,313,781). — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Cash balances held by related party
The Foundation has received donations and gifts from Santander UK plc amounting to £100,000 (2024: £100,000). In addition to this, the Foundation received £129,870 (2024: £238,248) in respect of matched donations from Santander UK plc. — page 22
Related party cash balances are held by Cater Allen Limited and were £490,138 at 31 December 2025 (2024: £1,313,781). — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Administrative support services from Santander UK plc
The Foundation has received donations and gifts from Santander UK plc amounting to £100,000 (2024: £100,000). In addition to this, the Foundation received £129,870 (2024: £238,248) in respect of matched donations from Santander UK plc. — page 22
Related party cash balances are held by Cater Allen Limited and were £490,138 at 31 December 2025 (2024: £1,313,781). — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£825k
Total spending
£490k
Reserves (reported)
£21.2m
Employees
0

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Guernsey · Isle Of Man · Jersey · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£825k£490k
31/12/2024£855k£1.6m
31/12/2023£500k£3.5m
31/12/2022£3.4m£2.1m
31/12/2021£3.7m£2.3m

Common questions

Is SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity holds total funds of £21,161,558, comprising £7,869,930 in unrestricted funds and £12,793,219 in endowment funds. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to ensure funds are available to cover one month of grant awards, and the charity had no directly employed staff during the financial year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

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