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Huo Family Foundation (UK) Limited

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1133206LondonArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£4.2m2025-12-31
Spending£21.2msame year
Spent / received59%5-year average
Size in its cause98th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered2009Charitable company
Employees6latest return

Analysis

Huo Family Foundation (UK) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06451283). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Huo Family Foundation (UK) Limited reported income of £4.2m and spending of £21.2m, spending 511% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £21.1m to £4.2m (-80%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Huo Family Foundation (UK) Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include City and Guilds of London Art School Limited (£4.1m), The Bowes Museum (£4.2m) and Slindon College Limited (£4.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 98% and donations and legacies 2.3%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 4.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £19.2m. Reserves of £188.5m would cover about 104 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.

Income and spending

£0£5.5m£11.0m£16.5m£22.0m2021 Income: £21,062,4392021 Spending: £5,413,69820212022 Income: £21,977,9162022 Spending: £6,713,58220222023 Income: £17,909,0242023 Spending: £11,182,24920232024 Income: £18,472,7982024 Spending: £4,484,65320242025 Income: £4,154,7312025 Spending: £21,241,5342025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 2.3%
  • Investments 98%

In the charity's own words

The Huo Family Foundation is a grant-giving foundation based in London. Its mission is to support education, communities and the pursuit of knowledge. The Foundations current focus are in the five main areas, education, neuroscience and psychology, public policy, the arts and scientific research.

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CharityLocationIncome
City and Guilds of London Art School LimitedLondon£4.1m
The Bowes MuseumBarnard Castle£4.2m
Slindon College LimitedArundel£4.1m
Sir John Soane's MuseumLondon£4.2m