ako foundation
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
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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 Year | Income | Expenditure | Charitable Spending | Net Assets | Reserves | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | £119,980,000 | £75,743,000 | £75,743,000 | £1,267,236,000 | £1,267,236,000 | 1 / 4 |
| 2023 | £117,443,000 | £46,747,000 | £46,747,000 | £1,178,071,000 | £1,178,071,000 | 1 / 4 |
| 2022 | £79,111,000 | £34,800,000 | £34,800,000 | £1,074,296,000 | £1,074,296,000 | 1 / 4 |
| 2021 | £268,458,000 | £41,123,000 | £41,123,000 | £1,071,662,000 | £1,071,662,000 | 1 / 5 |
| 2020 | £439,773,000 | £23,628,000 | £23,628,000 | £650,635,000 | £650,635,000 | 1 / 14 |
Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers
Details
Address
One Newman Street
London
W1T 1PB
London
W1T 1PB
Website
www.akofoundation.orgRegistration Date
29 April 2013
Status
Registered
Registry Information
Organisation Number
5035267
Charity Number
1151815
Trustees
HENRIK PREBEN SYSE
Sally Morven Procopis
David Matthew Woodburn