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the guardian foundation

The charity supports children and young people, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. The Guardian Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales.


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 charity's focus is on the charitable advancement of education, human rights and the right to information. In support of this its main activities are currently: 1. news literacy programmes for children 2. international media capacity-building programmes 3. the Scott Trust Bursary scheme and Hugo Young Award for jounalism students 4. maintenance and operation of the Guardian and Observer archive

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,450,100
Latest Expenditure
£1,671,912

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 115.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,216,941
Charitable Activities £177,629
Other Trading £55,530
Investments £0
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,671,912
Raising Funds £0
Governance £16,842
Grants to Institutions £162,103
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£1,450,100£1,671,912£1,671,912£322,054£205,89916 / 199
2024£1,917,226£1,824,253£1,824,253£543,866£340,75617 / 124
2023£1,420,716£1,305,029£1,305,029£450,893£216,98615 / 125
2022£1,118,049£1,160,288£1,160,288£335,206£335,20612 / 125
2021£976,724£995,608£995,608£377,445£377,44512 / 127

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers