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ako foundation

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies and the general public. Ako Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England, Norway, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Foundation's main activity is to make grants to UK charities and for charitable purposes elsewhere in the world. The priority areas for its grants are initiatives and projects which improve education, promote the arts and combat the climate emergency. The Foundation does not seek applications for grants and will not make grants in response to unsolicited applications received.

Fundraising

See where Ako Foundation is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£119,980,000
Latest Expenditure
£75,743,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 63.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £6,000
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £3,227,000
Other Income £116,747,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £75,743,000
Raising Funds £0
Governance £22,000
Grants to Institutions £75,522,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£119,980,000£75,743,000£75,743,000£1,267,236,000£1,267,236,0001 / 4
2023£117,443,000£46,747,000£46,747,000£1,178,071,000£1,178,071,0001 / 4
2022£79,111,000£34,800,000£34,800,000£1,074,296,000£1,074,296,0001 / 4
2021£268,458,000£41,123,000£41,123,000£1,071,662,000£1,071,662,0001 / 5
2020£439,773,000£23,628,000£23,628,000£650,635,000£650,635,0001 / 14

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers