THE HARRY AND JANICE BANKS FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The charity is a grant making charity focused on preventing and relieving poverty, advancing amateur sports and games, the development of talent and the arts, citizenship and community development, culture and heritage, in County Durham and the North of England (the Region). The charity may make grants to charitable institutions and causes identified by the Founders within or outside the Region
Latest income
£9.4m
Expenditure
£344k
Financial year end
2025-09-30
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | £9.4m | £344k |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-09-30
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £9.2m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £203k |
| Total income | £9.4m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £281k |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £281k |
| Governance | £0 |
| Total expenditure | £344k |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £9.5m |
| Total funds | £9.5m |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £9.5m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £9.5m |
| Cash | £324k |
People
| Employees | 0 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Disability
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Amateur Sport
- Environment/conservation/heritage
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Other Finance
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.