Open books
Transparency
Where we are with registrations, how we are governed, and where our money comes from and goes.
Money: budget, income and spending
Each year we publish our budget and what actually happened: where money came from, what it was spent on, and how many people it reached. We show totals by type of donor, never donors' names. Figures are marked provisional until the accounts are audited.
SEEDbridge began in 2026. Our first figures will appear here during our first financial year, and we will update them as the year goes on. For each year we will show:
- Money received by source: trustee contributions, individual donations, company CSR grants, grants from trusts and government, and other income
- Spending by programme (Stay in School, Learning Hubs, Mobility, mentoring and careers, Skills, family support, student sponsorships, this website and help desk) and on running the foundation
- The budget next to the actual figure for each line, and the share spent on programmes
- Number of donors, and the largest single donation as a share of income, without names
- Funds held at the end of the year, and the auditor's report once the accounts are audited
- How many students and families each programme reached, against our target
Registration status
| Registration | Status |
|---|---|
| Trust registration | In progress |
| Income-tax registration of the trust | In progress |
| Tax exemption for donors | In progress |
| CSR-1 registration (to receive company CSR funds) | Not yet applied |
| FCRA registration (to receive foreign donations) | Not yet applied |
We do not accept foreign donations.
Governance
SEEDbridge Foundation is a charitable trust governed by a Board of Trustees, responsible for policy, finance and safeguarding. Our plan for October to December 2026 includes regular board meetings, bookkeeping and an annual audit.
Policies
These policies are being written as part of our first phase of work. We will publish them here when the trustees approve them.
- Child safeguarding policy
- Volunteer code of conduct
- Finance policy
- Conflict of interest policy
- Data privacy policy
Our privacy notice for this website is already published.
Donations
The foundation does not take money donations yet. You can give directly to a student in need: you pay the school, college or shop yourself, or give an item, and every gift is listed in our public record of gifts. These direct gifts are not the foundation's income, so they do not appear in the accounts above.
Annual reports
Our first annual report is planned for the end of 2027, after our first year of work with students. Reports will be listed here. Photos and short reports from each activity are published as they happen in field updates.