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Franks Family Foundation
Franks Family Foundation is a registered charity (number 1114574) based in London, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Simon Elliot Franks. Latest income £102k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £102k (2024)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Throughout England, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal
- Website
- www.thefff.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Franks Family Foundation
- Registered
- 2006
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£102k£241k
- 2023£159k£447k
- 2022£72k£278k
Earlier years
- 2021£95k£470k
- 2020£88k£409k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 26%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS ARE TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE INCLUDING RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS, AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS.
Board analysis
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Simon Elliot Franks Chair
- Carolyn Hodler since 2014
- GUY Avshalom
- HRH Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary of York since 2019
- The Lord Jonathan Neil Mendelsohn since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- Carolyn Hodler since 2014
- HRH Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary of York since 2019
- The Lord Jonathan Neil Mendelsohn since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Simon Elliot Franks Chair
- Carolyn Hodler since 2014
- HRH Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary of York since 2019
Portfolio (2)
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1114574
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 JUNE 2006.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 03 JUN 2016 as amended on 28 Sep 2022
- Companies House
- Company number 05834838 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02072998803 · info@thefff.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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