The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 30th August 2026

The Apax Foundation

Registered charity 1112845 Registered since 2006

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, China, Germany, India, Israel, Spain, United States, Guernsey, Denmark, Italy, Ireland

Connected trustee network

The connection graph needs a free account.

This charity's record is public. The network of who else its trustees govern is compiled from the registers by us, and an account keeps it out of bulk scrapers.

Sign in, free

Find a path from this charity →

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

9 trustees on the board

10.4y median 11y
average tenure
20y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

15.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

Portfolio (2)

9
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 9General Charitable Purposes 9The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 9

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Finance 28Business services 15Professional services 7

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

🔒 Succession forecast is a Pro feature - the board seats likely to open in the next year and the ideal next trustee. Explore Pro →

Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£1.9m latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

120.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months

1
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Emailfoundation@apax.com
Phone02078726300
Address1 Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7LX

Finances

£1,883,556 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£4,080,114£5,974,615
2021£1,926,836£3,359,517
2023£2,918,526£3,019,555
2024£2,076,209£4,044,544
2025£1,883,556£3,580,945

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAmateur SportEconomic/community Development/employmentOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Other FinanceProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

(1) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, OF PEOPLE LIVING IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED AREAS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, GOODS OR SERVICES;(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PEOPLE BY;(A) THE CREATION OF A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME AT A LEADING BUSINESS SCHOOL;(B) PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO FACILITATE THE HOLDING OF COURSES AND CONFERENCES AND TO ASSIST WITH THE WIDER DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE FROM SUCH EVENTS; AND(C) AWARDING GRANTS OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES TO INDIVIDUALS TO ENABLE THEM TO TAKE PART IN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMMES AND ATTEND COURSES AND CONFERENCES IN FURTHERANCE OF THEIR EDUCATIONIN PARTICULAR WITH A VIEW TO ADVANCING EDUCATION IN ENTREPRENEURIAL AND OTHER BUSINESS SKILLS.(3) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE DIRECTORS THINK FIT.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23 DECEMBER 2005 as amended on 18 Dec 2025

Trustees (9)

9trustees
54median age
2aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

The Apax Foundation · 05662690 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 23/12/2005

3 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (5)

For recruiters

Tools for approaching charities and finding candidates - free with an account.

Create your free account ->

Report an error in this record - let us know.