Overall GiG Score: 24 ?
Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 15
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +15

ASSOCIATION OF CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS 

A membership association which supports the work of foundations and independent grant-making trusts in the UK
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
Established: 20 years

www.acf.org.uk

acf@acf.org.uk

02072554499

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£1,605£1,455£150£0£873£7576.2160
31/12/21£1,442£1,319£122£0£722£6906.3170
31/12/20£1,288£1,273£15£0£574£5465.1160
31/12/19£1,224£1,277£-53£0£559£5595.3160
31/12/18£1,170£1,005£165£0£608£5746.9110
31/12/17£979£927£52£0£442£3474.5120
31/12/16£1,166£1,140£26£0£390£1731.8120
31/12/15£1,161£1,176£-16£17£368£1901.9110
31/12/14£1,052£960£92£18£473£2583.2100
31/12/13£854£894£-40£8£381£2453.390
31/12/12£999£905£94£21£421£2353.190
31/12/11£911£871£40£27£327£2122.990
31/12/10£804£823£-18£15£287£2223.290
31/12/09£810£775£35£21£306£2083.290
31/12/08£846£759£87£16£271£2043.290
31/12/07£754£823£-68£11£184£1131.790
31/12/06£888£830£58£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£795£731£64£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 87%
Reserves/Spending: 6.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 4
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 16 employees
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Tudor Trust£87,500
Esmee Fairbairn£77,557
Pears Foundation£71,800
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation£48,500
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£35,000
Barrow Cadbury Trust£32,500
Wolfson Foundation£25,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to ASSOCIATION OF CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS
£77,557 06/12/2023
Towards project costs for the transition of the Funders Collaborative Hub to a sustainable and effective long-term delivery model
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Development of ACF Impact Investing sessions
£2,500 11/10/2022
A contribution towards developing a learning series on impact investing in the main endowment for trusts and foundations.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Association Of Charitable Foundations
£48,500 04/10/2022
Grant to Association Of Charitable Foundations to support small charities.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Association of Charitable Foundations
£2,500 01/09/2022
development of the Impact Investing in the Main Endowment Series
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Members' Policy Forum
£35,000 04/02/2022
The Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) is the membership body for UK foundations and grant-making charities. Their work encompasses policy and advocacy, research and information, and a ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£25,000 19/11/2021
ACF - Core funding application
Pears Foundation - Grant to Association of Charitable Foundations
£71,800 11/03/2021
Foundation Giving Trends 2020-21
Tudor Trust - Grant to Association of Charitable Foundations
£2,000 03/03/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£25,000 18/12/2020
ACF - Core funding application
Tudor Trust - Grant to Association of Charitable Foundations
£85,500 27/10/2020
over 41 months as continuation core funding towards ACF's services to charitable trusts across the UK
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Association of Charitable Foundations
£20,000 05/10/2020
12
towards the costs of the development and running of a COVID-19 information hub for grantmakers to share and gather information about the needs and the impact of COVID-19 in order to support and ....more
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Association of Charitable Foundations
£25,000 11/06/2020
Grant to support policy response to Covid-19 pandemic
Barrow Cadbury Trust - ACF Members' Policy Forum
£30,000 27/03/2020
21
Support and develop ACF's policy forum
John Ellerman Foundation - Grant to Association of Charitable Foundations
£6,500 21/02/2019
12
Grant to Association of Charitable Foundations
John Ellerman Foundation - Towards the core costs of the Association, the representative body for charitable trusts and foundations.
£6,280 12/01/2018
12
Towards the core costs of the Association, the representative body for charitable trusts and foundations.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Association of Charitable Foundations
£90,000 12/12/2017
36
over three years as continuation core funding towards ACF's services to charitable trusts and towards enhancing the quality and breadth of its work on behalf of its membership
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£75,000 31/05/2017
Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
Pears Foundation - Grant to Association of Charitable Foundations
£144,600 07/03/2017
36
Foundation Giving Trends 2017-19
John Ellerman Foundation - Towards the core costs of the Association, the representative body for charitable trusts and foundations.
£5,275 26/01/2017
12
Towards the core costs of the Association, the representative body for charitable trusts and foundations.
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to Association of Charitable Foundations
£10,000 07/10/2016
12
Towards running the Asylum, Refugee & Migration Interest Based Network and the Housing & Homelessness Interest Based Network.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Enhancing the operating environment for foundations
£30,000 06/10/2016
24
To part-fund ACF's core External Affairs and Policy functions
National Lottery Community Fund - Association of Charitable Foundations
£26,994 13/04/2016
24
Association of Charitable Foundations
Pears Foundation - Grant to Association of Charitable Foundations
£10,146 11/04/2016
6
Foundation Giving Trends 2016
John Ellerman Foundation - Towards the core costs of the Association, the representative body for charitable trusts and foundations.
£5,170 28/01/2016
12
Towards the core costs of the Association, the representative body for charitable trusts and foundations.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Association of Charitable Foundations
£75,000 13/10/2014
36
over three years as continuation of a core grant towards ACF's services to charitable trusts
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Building the Capacity of ACF's policy function
£30,000 27/11/2013
Building the Capacity of ACF's policy function
Dulverton Trust - the Salesforce dissemination project
£5,000 27/02/2013
the Salesforce dissemination project
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-57
  • RUPERT ABBOTT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Charity Executive Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/08/2004, number: 1105412
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/07/2004, number: 05190466
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
Filing Record
18 returns made; all on time
Main office

ACF
Fourth Floor
28 Commercial Street
London
E1 6LS

Objectives

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..

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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