Registered charity · No. 1151815Charitable company
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Ako Foundation
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Ako Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science.
Ako Foundation (number 1151815) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Ako Foundation do?
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.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Ako Foundation
Answers Ako Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Ako Foundation's highest-paid staff paid?
Ako Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£150,001–£200,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Ako Foundation's money come from?
Ako Foundation reported £70m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were other income £67m (95%), investments £3.6m (5%), donations and legacies £4,000 (0%).
Other income£67m · 95%
Investments£3.6m · 5%
Donations and legacies£4,000 · 0%
Does Ako Foundation receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Ako Foundation. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Ako Foundation reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Ako Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Ako Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Throughout England · Norway · United States · Denmark · Sri Lanka · Netherlands · Ethiopia · Ghana
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Ako Foundation registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Ako Foundation yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Ako Foundation.
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The register data used for this profile lists Ako Foundation as a registered charity (number 1151815) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Ako Foundation's charity number?
Ako Foundation's charity number is 1151815. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1151815?
Search 1151815 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Ako Foundation do?
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.
Does Ako Foundation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Ako Foundation. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Ako Foundation?
Ako Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://www.akofoundation.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Ako Foundation's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Ako Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Ako Foundation's money come from?
Ako Foundation reported £70m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were other income £67m (95%), investments £3.6m (5%), donations and legacies £4,000 (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Ako Foundation?
The register records Ako Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Ako Foundation's trustees paid?
Ako Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Ako Foundation registered as a charity?
Ako Foundation was entered on the register on 29 April 2013. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 08385711).