AKO FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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.
Latest income
£70.2m
Expenditure
£85.6m
Financial year end
2025-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | £268m | £41.1m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £79.1m | £34.8m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £117m | £46.7m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £120m | £75.7m | |
| 2025-12-31 | £70.2m | £85.6m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £4k |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £3.6m |
| Total income | £70.2m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £85.6m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £85.3m |
| Governance | £26k |
| Total expenditure | £85.6m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £1.27bn |
| Total funds | £1.27bn |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £1.27bn |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £1.27bn |
| Cash | £101m |
People
| Employees | 2 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who it helps
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.