01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 11 April 2022
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £10,488,871
- Latest expenditure
- £10,478,656
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 80 Charlotte Street, 2nd Floor, W1T 4QS
02 Activities
What the charity does
To promote the advancement of environmental conservation, social welfare and education by providing grants to charities and other organisations and individuals. Funds are granted where rigorous research and analysis can be utilised to achieve proportionately greater impact.
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
- 27 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £10,488,871
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,478,656
- 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
- 16 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £8,129,277
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,128,493
- 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
- 25 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,806,273
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,811,694
- Fin Period Start Date
- 11 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,957,068
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,951,025
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
- 27 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £10,488,871
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,478,656
- 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 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 16 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £8,129,277
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,128,493
- 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 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 25 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,806,273
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,811,694
- 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
- 11 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 13 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,957,068
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,951,025
- 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
- 1
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
- 27 July 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 10446168
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 10446168
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £10,049
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £10,468,607
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 10478656
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 10468607
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 42703
- Reserves
- £11,621
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £20,433
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £8,812
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £11,621
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 8812
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £20,433
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 11621
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 11621
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only 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
- 16 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 8117778
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 11499
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8129277
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £7,668
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £8,120,825
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 8128493
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 8120825
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,406
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £8,847
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £7,441
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,406
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 7441
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £8,847
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1406
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1406
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only 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
- 25 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 6795301
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 10972
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6806273
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £8,036
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,803,658
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6811694
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 6803658
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £622
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £18,421
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £17,799
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £622
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 17799
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £18,421
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 622
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 622
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 11 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 13 June 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2957068
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2957068
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £28,677
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,922,348
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2951025
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 2922348
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £6,043
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £14,028
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £7,985
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,043
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 7985
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £14,028
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6043
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 6043
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Bermuda
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Switzerland
- 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
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- AURUM KALEIDOSCOPE FOUNDATION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2022-04-11T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 11 Apr 2022 as amended on 23 Nov 2023
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE IN ENGLISH LAW.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures