SUMERIAN FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1169532
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Sumerian Foundation supports start up and growing social purpose organisations to tackle social inequality in the UK, and also focuses on social purposes organisations providing healthcare services to people on low incomes in East Africa.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £416,830
Total expenditure: £354,853

People

5 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Kenya

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 October 2016: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SF (Working name)
Company number:
10234246 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
RUPESH CHATWANI Trustee 20 June 2025
None on record
Isabelle Irani Trustee 04 December 2023
None on record
Dr CHRIS WEST Trustee 12 December 2022
THE SAM WEST FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Rahul Nath Moodgal Trustee 12 December 2022
THE HYGIENE BANK
Received: On time
GIRLS ARE INVESTORS
Received: On time
THE CSJ FOUNDATION
Received: On time
NICHOLAS ADRIAN COLLOF OBE Trustee 15 June 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £119.63k £339.38k £328.86k £360.46k £416.83k
Total expenditure £191.13k £190.92k £256.90k £276.76k £354.85k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 31 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 31 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 23 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 23 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 12 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 12 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 27 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 27 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 27 September 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15 JUN 2016

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO FURTHER ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES (PROVIDED THAT THE CHARITY MAY NOT FURTHER ANY PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF SCOTLAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND).

Contact information

Address:
TWO TEMPLE PLACE
2 TEMPLE PLACE
LONDON
WC2R 3BD
Phone:
02071935800
Email:
info@sumerianfoundation.org
Website:

www.sumerianfoundation.org Open in new window