CCEW Charity Commission profile

COOPERATIVE AI FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1201294 · organisation 5185411

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
12 December 2022
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
13485176
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£2,313,864
Latest expenditure
£2,820,457
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Griffin Chartered Accountants, Courtenay House, Pynes Hill, EXETER, EX2 5AZ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

CAIF's mission is to support research that will improve the cooperative intelligence of advanced AI for the benefit of all. We conduct grantmaking and run events to further this mission.

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
4 August 2026
Date Accounts Received
4 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,313,864
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,820,457
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
15 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
15 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,368,177
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,731,887
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
9 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
9 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,970,726
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,345,257
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
20 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
20 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,423,943
Total Gross Expenditure
£91,509

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
4 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,313,864
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,820,457
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£39,000
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
0
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
0
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
15 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,368,177
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,731,887
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 100001 110000
1
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
9 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,970,726
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,345,257
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
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
20 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,423,943
Total Gross Expenditure
£91,509
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
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
4 August 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
2304912
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
8952
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2313864
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,820,457
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2820457
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
1171537
Expenditure Governance
5950
Expenditure Support Costs
377398
Expenditure Depreciation
1663
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,209,741
Assets Total Fixed
4563
Assets Own Use
4563
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,903,889
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,694,148
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,214,304
Creditors One Year Total Current
1694148
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£3,896,064
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2214304
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
2214304
Count Employees
8
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
15 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
2360012
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
8165
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2368177
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,731,887
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1731887
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
750096
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
19806
Expenditure Depreciation
1138
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,717,539
Assets Total Fixed
3358
Assets Own Use
3358
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,005,521
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,287,982
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,720,897
Creditors One Year Total Current
1287982
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£3,964,133
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2720897
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
2720897
Count Employees
6
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
9 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
1948409
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
21393
Income Investments
924
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1970726
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,345,257
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2345257
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
1801577
Expenditure Governance
5670
Expenditure Support Costs
178909
Expenditure Depreciation
938
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,084,607
Assets Total Fixed
2554
Assets Own Use
2554
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,621,334
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,539,281
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,084,607
Creditors One Year Total Current
1539281
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£3,605,905
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2084607
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
2084607
Count Employees
5
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
20 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
2423939
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
4
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2423943
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£91,509
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
91509
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
10063
Expenditure Support Costs
28100
Expenditure Depreciation
260
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,459,138
Assets Total Fixed
778
Assets Own Use
778
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,464,920
Assets Total Liabilities
£6,560
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,459,138
Creditors One Year Total Current
6560
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£201,436
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2459138
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
2459138
Count Employees
3
Charity Only 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
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
COOPERATIVE AI FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2022-12-12T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30 JUN 2021AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17 NOV 2022AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 07 DEC 2022
Charitable Objects
(A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (“AI”) AND RELATED FIELDS, WITH A FOCUS ON COOPERATIVE INTELLIGENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF AI SYSTEMS, AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.(B) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING THE USE, DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION OF AI SYSTEMS IN WAYS THAT ARE SAFE FOR THE PUBLIC.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE, “COOPERATIVE INTELLIGENCE” REFERS TO METHODS FOR ACHIEVING OR ENHANCING COOPERATION (WITH OTHER AI SYSTEMS AND/OR WITH HUMANS).

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

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Complaints policy and procedures
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Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures