FUTURE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 27 May 2006
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
Latest income: £267,918
Latest expenditure: £379,675
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Future Academies, Ranelagh Road, LONDON, SW1V 3EU

Website recorded by the regulator: www.futurecharity.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Our mission is to help young people succeed. There are three arms to the work that we do to help young people overcome the difficulties they face and achieve their full potential: Venture Philanthropy, Academy Sponsorship and Research.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 13 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 13 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £267,918
Total Gross Expenditure: £379,675

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 13 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 13 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,374,586
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,204,254

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 15 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 15 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £363,238
Total Gross Expenditure: £908,713

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 20 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £199,308
Total Gross Expenditure: £849,989

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 9 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 9 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £143,355
Total Gross Expenditure: £342,653

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 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 13 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £267,918
Total Gross Expenditure: £379,675
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 13 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,374,586
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,204,254
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 15 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £363,238
Total Gross Expenditure: £908,713
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 20 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £199,308
Total Gross Expenditure: £849,989
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 9 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £143,355
Total Gross Expenditure: £342,653
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 13 June 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 2253440
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 121146
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2374586
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £35,180
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,169,074
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1204254
Expenditure Investment Management: 35180
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1165052
Expenditure Governance: 4022
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 144140
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 688896
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £8,605,531
Assets Total Fixed: 8450061
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 8450061
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £160,545
Assets Total Liabilities: £5,075
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £8,605,531
Creditors One Year Total Current: 5075
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £73,045
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 8605531
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 8605531
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: FUTURE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2006-05-27T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 9 DECEMBER 2005
Charitable Objects: THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME TO SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR TOWARDS OR FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OR IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN SUCH MANNER AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE ABOVE IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE TRUSTEES TO APPLY THE SAID INCOME TO THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting 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: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests