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PAUL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1003143 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancing child mental health by creating & using tested diagnostic procedures & technology, implanting monitoring procedures including within autism Advancing sustainable benefits in developing nations by economic, financial support/training; improving Health by clean water, hygiene, education & healthcareAdvancing nature conservation by reforestation, agro-forestation & Wildlife Conservation

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£884k
Latest spending
£913k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased by £711,118 during the year, driven by a net gain on investments of £740,574 which offset a net expenditure before gains of £29,456. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £523,761, which the trustees consider adequate to continue providing assistance despite potential income fluctuations. The trustees report that assets are available and adequate to fulfil obligations, with no material uncertainties affecting the going concern basis.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no less than 30% of the preceding year's grants (held: £524k)
“The level of the income reserve fund should ideally be no less than 30% of the preceding year's grants which were to organisations potentially dependent on regular support from the charity to cover their operating expenses.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from trustee Patrick Paul, before gift aid, in the year amounted to £288,725 (2024: £643,456).
“Donations received from trustee Patrick Paul, before gift aid, in the year amounted to £288,725 (2024: £643,456). The founding trustee and major donor to the Paul Foundation, Patrick Paul, died in August 2025.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Nunn Hayward LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£884k
Total spending
£913k
Cost of raising funds
£148k
Reserves (reported)
£524k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~6.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (67% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 16.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Ghana · Gloucestershire · Mozambique · Sierra Leone · Syria · Tanzania · Uganda · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£884k£913k
31/03/2024£1.3m£1.1m
31/03/2023£899k£536k
31/03/2022£174k£291k
31/03/2021£257k£577k

Common questions

Is PAUL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased by £711,118 during the year, driven by a net gain on investments of £740,574 which offset a net expenditure before gains of £29,456. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £523,761, which the trustees consider adequate to continue providing assistance despite potential income fluctuations. The trustees report that assets are available and adequate to fulfil obligations, with no material uncertainties affecting the going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Nunn Hayward LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE VENTURE (WREXHAM) LIMITED1£12.0m
WAR ON WANT1£21k
BWYD BOB AMSER1£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Aruna and Ambika Paul Foundation.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PAUL FOUNDATION£884k—0unclear—no doubt
Aruna and Ambika Paul Foundation FY2025£342k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PERIVOLI FOUNDATION FY2023£3.5m—0unclear—no doubt
THE WATERLOO FOUNDATION FY2025£15.5m——unclear—no doubt
THE PA FOUNDATION FY2025£2.0m—0unclear—no doubt
THE PURI FOUNDATION FY2025£5.3m—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.