AKO FOUNDATION
ActiveKey figures
† AKO FOUNDATION filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.
Like most small UK companies, AKO FOUNDATION does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2025Sector comparison
SIC 88990Where the company stands among the 13,109 active companies whose first SIC code is 88990 (Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.).
- AKO FOUNDATION£1.3bn
- THE ORMISTON TRUST£709.3m
- THE BORDER CONSORTIUM£279.5m
- AGA KHAN FOUNDATION (UNITED KINGDOM)£269m
- STEWARDS COMPANY LIMITED£169.1m
- CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION£153.5m
- THE WORWIN UK FOUNDATION£140.1m
- BARNARDO'S£118.3m
- ARMY BENEVOLENT FUND£118m
- ISLAMIC RELIEF WORLDWIDE£117.3m
Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 13,109. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: AKO FOUNDATION
What kind of company is it?
AKO FOUNDATION is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 08385711. It was incorporated on 1 Feb 2013. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (W1T). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c. (88990).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files group accounts. Net assets were £1,271,882,000, up 0.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £100,818,000. Total assets were £1,346,259,000 and total liabilities £47,095,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 13,109 active companies whose first SIC code is 88990: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £6,334). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £22,197). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £22,092). It is older than 68% of them (median age 7.7 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
It is a registered charity (number 1151815) with a latest reported income of £70.2m. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 8 days to pay suppliers, and 0% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms.
Who runs and controls the company?
2 persons with significant control are registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 15 Feb 2027.
Filed accounts2024–2025
| 2024 † | 2025 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 97,472,000 | 100,818,000 |
| Total assets | 1,313,948,000 | 1,346,259,000 |
| Total liabilities | 32,528,000 | 47,095,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 1,267,236,000 | 1,271,882,000 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Statutory reporting
- Average time taken to pay invoices
- 8 days
- Invoices not paid within agreed terms
- 0%
- Standard payment terms
- 30–31 days
- Member of a payment code
- No
- Within 30 days 100%
- 31 to 60 days 0%
- After 60 days 0%
Earlier periods (7)
- Period ending
- Days to pay
- Within 30 days
- Late
- 31 Dec 2025
- 8
- 100%
- 0%
- 30 Jun 2025
- 7
- 100%
- 0%
- 31 Dec 2024
- 10
- 100%
- 0%
- 30 Jun 2024
- 8
- 100%
- 0%
- 31 Dec 2023
- 9
- 100%
- 0%
- 30 Jun 2023
- 8
- 100%
- 0%
- 31 Dec 2022
- 8
- 100%
- 0%
Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.
Registers and licences
- Registered with the Charity Commission
- 29 Apr 2013
- Income, year to 31 Dec 2025
- £70.2m
- Spending
- £85.6m
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 f…
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
History
5 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £1.3bn
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £1.3bn
- Miss Nicola Jane Staples registered as a person with significant control
- Mr David Matthew Woodburn registered as a person with significant control
- Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.