Registered charity · Manchester
Audacious Foundation
Audacious Foundation is a registered charity (number 1173786) based in Manchester, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Stuart Andrew Keir since 2016. Latest income £247k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £247k (2025)
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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, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland
- Website
- www.audaciousfoundation.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Audacious Foundation
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£247k£246k
- 2024£237k£217k
- 2023£232k£217k
Earlier years
- 2022£209k£191k
- 2021£181k£164k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC (THE “OBJECTS”)1. TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE OF NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, INCLUDING (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, SERVICES, MEDIATION, COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT;2.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF MENTORS TO GO INTO SCHOOL AND HELP CHILDREN WITH THEIR STUDIES AND PROVIDING ENGLISH LESSONS TO REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS.3.THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS PEOPLE.4.THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN 8 – 11 LIVING IN GREATER MANCHESTER BY THE PROVISION OF A CHILDREN’S’ HOME.5.TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (CHARITABLE UNDER ENGLISH LAW) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION AND SHALL OPERATE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICY.
Grants received
3 grants · £32,074 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £17,400
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £9,674
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £5,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Stuart Andrew Keir Chair since 2016
- Mark Jonathan Foster since 2021
- Mark Steele since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Stuart Andrew Keir Chair since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (1)
- Mark Jonathan Foster since 2021
Portfolio (2)
- Stuart Andrew Keir Chair since 2016
- Mark Steele since 2021
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
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1173786
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17 JUN 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 20 DEC 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 11 JUL 2017
- Companies House
- Company number 10237866 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01618307000 · info@audaciousfoundation.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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