THE GUARDIAN FOUNDATION

About THE GUARDIAN FOUNDATION

THE GUARDIAN FOUNDATION is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1153865). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Verified" rating with a CharityScore of 77/100 — a well-rated and transparent charity that meets strong governance standards. This indicates a reliable charity with strong fundamentals across most of our assessment criteria. In its most recent reporting year (2025), THE GUARDIAN FOUNDATION reported a total income of £1,450,100 and total expenditure of £1,671,912, a spending ratio of 115% indicating a strong proportion of funds directed to charitable work. According to the Charity Commission register, THE GUARDIAN FOUNDATION describes its activities as follows: The charity's focus is on the charitable advancement of education, human rights and the right to information. In support of this its main activities are currently: 1. news literacy programmes for children 2. international media capacity-building programmes 3. the Scott Trust Bursary scheme and Hugo Young Award for jounalism students 4. maintenance and operation of the Guardian and Observer archive Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for THE GUARDIAN FOUNDATION. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Financial History

Latest spending ratio: 115.3% of income spent on charitable work