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Ako Foundation

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1151815
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed July 23, 2026. Filing history
Registered
April 29, 2013
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
08385711

Address

Address
One Newman Street
London
W1T 1PB

Activities

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.

Objects: The Objects Of The Charity Are:(a) The Advancement Of Education; (B) The Advancement Of The Arts, Culture, Heritage And Science; And(c) All Other Charitable Purposes For The Benefit Of The Public.charitable Purpose Has The Meaning Prescribed By The Charities Act.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Organisations
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Country
Denmark, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Italy, Liberia, Netherlands, Norway, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, United States
Region
Throughout England

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2025 July 23, 2026On time £70,219,000 £85,641,000 £1,271,882,000 2
Dec. 31, 2024 July 30, 2025On time £119,980,000 £75,743,000 £1,267,236,000 1
Dec. 31, 2023 Aug. 15, 2024On time £117,443,000 £46,747,000 £1,178,071,000 1
Dec. 31, 2022 July 21, 2023On time £79,111,000 £34,800,000 £1,074,296,000 1
Dec. 31, 2021 June 28, 2022On time £268,458,000 £41,123,000 £1,071,662,000 1
Dec. 31, 2020 July 2, 2021 £439,773,000 £23,628,000 £650,635,000 1

Trustees

Name Appointed
David Matthew Woodburn March 5, 2013
Henrik Preben Syse March 5, 2013
Sally Morven Procopis Feb. 28, 2020