01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 10 August 2004
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 05190466
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £1,667,511
- Latest expenditure
- £1,759,261
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Nest58, 58 Victoria Embankment, LONDON, EC4Y 0DS
Website recorded by the regulator: www.acf.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
A membership association which supports the work of foundations and independent grant-making trusts in the UK
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,667,511
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,759,261
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,649,636
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,688,561
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,535,208
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,458,827
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,604,883
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,454,782
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,441,672
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,319,290
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 11 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,667,511
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,759,261
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 3 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,649,636
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,688,561
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 22 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,535,208
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,458,827
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 23 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,604,883
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,454,782
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 27 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,441,672
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,319,290
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,548
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 11 August 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 104358
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 227333
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1274865
- Income Investments
- 29451
- Income Other
- 31504
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1667511
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,759,261
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1759261
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 22729
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 484635
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 10950
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -53
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £667,144
- Assets Total Fixed
- 31464
- Assets Own Use
- 31464
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -6146
- Assets Other Assets
- £981,380
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £196,392
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £810,306
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 196392
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £380,518
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 780962
- Funds Restricted
- 29344
- Funds Total
- 810306
- Count Employees
- 19
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 3 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 162942
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 200000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1220705
- Income Investments
- 37579
- Income Other
- 28410
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1649636
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,688,561
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1688561
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 23485
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 482986
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 10288
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -7881
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £727,577
- Assets Total Fixed
- 69776
- Assets Own Use
- 69776
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -8188
- Assets Other Assets
- £967,823
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £127,301
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £902,110
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 105301
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 22000
- Assets Cash
- £365,428
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 877665
- Funds Restricted
- 24445
- Funds Total
- 902110
- Count Employees
- 19
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 22 July 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 150714
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 200000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1125419
- Income Investments
- 33484
- Income Other
- 25591
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1535208
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,458,827
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1458827
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26963
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 412743
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 29446
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 6
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £748,123
- Assets Total Fixed
- 100997
- Assets Own Use
- 100997
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -3797
- Assets Other Assets
- £994,208
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £142,495
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £948,913
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 124495
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 18000
- Assets Cash
- £334,463
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 935323
- Funds Restricted
- 13590
- Funds Total
- 948913
- Count Employees
- 17
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 23 May 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 258811
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 200000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1106478
- Income Investments
- 6223
- Income Other
- 33371
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1604883
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,454,782
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1454782
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 44164
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 517103
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 55080
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 264
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £584,545
- Assets Total Fixed
- 99386
- Assets Own Use
- 99386
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -7143
- Assets Other Assets
- £883,531
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £103,248
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £872,526
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 85248
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 18000
- Assets Cash
- £344,333
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 756788
- Funds Restricted
- 115738
- Funds Total
- 872526
- Count Employees
- 16
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 27 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 248847
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 200000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 964842
- Income Investments
- 173
- Income Other
- 27810
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1441672
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,319,290
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1319290
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 31145
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 377432
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 54661
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 26050
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £487,113
- Assets Total Fixed
- 146182
- Assets Own Use
- 146182
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -13014
- Assets Other Assets
- £714,662
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £125,667
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £722,163
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 111167
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 14500
- Assets Cash
- £323,341
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 690281
- Funds Restricted
- 31882
- Funds Total
- 722163
- Count Employees
- 17
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ASSOCIATION OF CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2004-08-10T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27 JULY 2004. as amended on 30 Oct 2018 as amended on 07 Nov 2018 as amended on 29 Jun 2021 as amended on 04 Jul 2024
- Charitable Objects
- TO FURTHER THE WORK OF CHARITABLE GRANT MAKING TRUSTS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:-(A) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH TRUSTS AND INSTITUTIONS AND CARRYING OUT RESEARCH AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH;(B) PROMOTING THE COLLECTIVE AND INDIVIDUAL EFFECTIVENESS OF SUCH TRUSTS AND INSTITUTIONS AND BETTER METHODS OF ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THEIR RESOURCES..
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management