Howden Foundation — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 20 March 2014
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £1,283,739
Latest expenditure: £3,928,489
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Howden Foundation, One Creechurch Place, LONDON, EC3A 5AF

02 Activities

What the charity does

THE CHARITIES PRINCIPLE ACTIVITIES AS SET OUT IN THE CONSTITUTION ARE AS FOLLOWS: ADVANCING ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE AS DEFINED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO ONE OR MORE OF INDIVIDUALS IN NEED, CHARITIES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 6 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 6 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,283,739
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,928,489

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 9 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 9 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £87,491
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,854,740

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 22 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £17,750
Total Gross Expenditure: £608,562

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 20 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £7,138,746
Total Gross Expenditure: £966,832

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £283,819
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,996,832

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 6 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,283,739
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,928,489
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 9 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £87,491
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,854,740
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: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £17,750
Total Gross Expenditure: £608,562
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 20 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £7,138,746
Total Gross Expenditure: £966,832
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £283,819
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,996,832
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 6

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 6 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1225490
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 58249
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1283739
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,928,489
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3928489
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 3022788
Expenditure Governance: 59000
Expenditure Support Costs: 689000
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 13759485
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £30,380,672
Assets Total Fixed: 34119587
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 34119587
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,067,077
Assets Total Liabilities: £5,233,992
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £30,952,672
Creditors One Year Total Current: 975683
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 4258309
Assets Cash: £2,062,899
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 30380672
Funds Restricted: 572000
Funds Total: 30952672
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 20 July 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 7048361
Income Other Trading Activities: 87315
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 273
Income Other: 2797
Income Total Income And Endowments: 7138746
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £966,832
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 966832
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 800029
Expenditure Governance: 67876
Expenditure Support Costs: 115179
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 4135338
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £250,000
Assets Total Fixed: 16511623
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 16511623
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £448,819
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,305,557
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £14,654,885
Creditors One Year Total Current: 679516
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1626041
Assets Cash: £445,934
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 14654885
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 14654885
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Indonesia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Australia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Oceania
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: India
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: United States
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: North America
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Spain
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Germany
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Hong Kong
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

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

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

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Howden Foundation
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2014-03-20T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 20 MAR 2014AMENDED ON 14/09/2015 AS AMENDED ON 05 JUN 2020 AS AMENDED ON 05 NOV 2020 AS AMENDED ON 05 NOV 2020AMENDED ON 01 DEC 2023 as amended on 30 Jul 2024 as amended on 30 Jul 2024 as amended on 05 Dec 2025
Charitable Objects: The Objects of the CIO are, for the public benefit, to advance any charitable purpose as defined from time to time by the laws of England and Wales, in particular but not exclusively by the provision of grants, items and services to one or more of individuals in need, charities and other organisations and for charitable purposes anywhere in the world.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 566294
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE HYPERION FOUNDATION

Charity Name Id: 675988
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: HOWDEN FOUNDATION

Charity Name Id: 542677
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: R K H FOUNDATION

Charity Name Id: 635608
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: HOWDEN GROUP FOUNDATION

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling