The Arnaud Massenet Family Foundation

Analysis

The Arnaud Massenet Family Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was registered in March 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Arnaud Massenet Family Foundation reported income of £581k and spending of £119k, leaving 80% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £114k to £581k (+409%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 12896%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Arnaud Massenet Family Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity CIO (£577k), Highway One Trust (£581k) and The Icthius Charitable Trust (£569k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £111k. Reserves of £157k would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate.