AJ Bell Futures Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's priorities are skills, education, financial security and social mobility, with a primary focus on people from disadvantaged backgrounds or who have faced significant life challenges, so a grant writer should show how their work helps that group.
- Its annual report gives annual giving of £639,505, but the register does not confirm that scale, and no grant range is stated, so ask about the likely size of a grant before setting a figure.
- Its priority is the UK, and about 15% of its annual donations go to charities nominated by AJ Bell employees, so employee nominations already take a share of its giving.
- No publicly published application process was found in its annual report, register entry or website, so a short, clear first approach is sensible, and trustees will judge eligibility against their grant-making policy priorities.
- Organisations whose work falls outside these themes and groups are unlikely to match those priorities and should look elsewhere.
Overview
AJ Bell Futures Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1204667).
The AJ Bell Futures Foundation is a charity registered in England and Wales that aims to help people who have faced significant life challenges by giving them opportunities to build a better future through self-advancement. It makes donations to charitable organisations whose objectives align with its own, and works with charities and community support groups. Its annual report gives annual giving of £639,505, though the register does not confirm that scale, and about 15% of its annual donations go to charities and organisations nominated directly by AJ Bell employees.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 30 September 2025) only. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The AJ Bell Futures Foundation makes donations to charitable organisations whose objectives align with its own, and works with charities and community support groups. It supports initiatives that help people develop new skills and build experience through self-improvement, strengthening their skills, capacities and capabilities so they can advance in life and become more self-sufficient. Its primary focus is people from disadvantaged backgrounds or people who have faced significant life challenges. The foundation also supports other causes nominated by AJ Bell employees. Its work promotes skills, education and financial security, and social mobility, through partnerships with charities, educational programmes and community projects. The people it aims to help are primarily in the UK.
Themes
- Skills development
- Education
- Financial security
- Social mobility
Geographic Focus
Priority: The UK.
How to apply
No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry, its website or other pages about it.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Trustees consider the eligibility of donations against the funding priorities set out in the grant-making policy.
- The Foundation prioritises self-improvement initiatives that develop skills and experience, particularly for people from disadvantaged backgrounds or who have faced significant life challenges.
- It also supports causes nominated by AJ Bell employees.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
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2 years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 September 2024 | £682,240 | £550,206 | £548,420 | Accounts for year to 30 September 2024 |
| year to 30 September 2025 | £569,581 | £641,128 | £639,505 | Accounts for year to 30 September 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
In 1 of the 2 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.
- Grants paid, year to 30 September 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 30 September 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- ajbell.co.uk/group/futures-foundation · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 30 September 2025)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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Contact
- ajbell.co.uk/group/futures-foundation
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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Contact
- ajbell.co.uk/group/futures-foundation
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission