THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1009195 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PEARS FOUNDATION
Pears Foundation aims to benefit society by promoting understanding of key issues through research and educational programmes; driving engagement in social progress across the UK, particularly in young people and supporting organisations focused on wellbeing for everyone.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · 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) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income increased to £28,513,771 from £22,529,771 in the prior year, driven by donations and investment returns. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £29,433,572, which the trustees review regularly to ensure sufficient funds are available to meet commitments and strategic aims. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: 23
“Several of the trustees are also directors of the unquoted companies whose shares are owned by the charity and during the year, £28,155,854 (2024 - £22,148,078) was received in donations from The William Pears Group of Companies Limited, £128,919 (2024 - £128,919) was also received in dividends from William Pears Group Limited and Bickenhall Investments Limited. In addition £152,336 (2024 - £190,986) of gifts in kind were received from related parties and £200,000 (2024 - £200,000) of donations were made to Antisemitism Policy Trust, a charity with common trustees.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Copthall Investment Co. Limited
“The Charity has not consolidated subsidiary undertakings on the basis that they are dormant. Subsidiaries and associates have been included in investments at their fair value.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Gravita Audit II Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Sir Trevor Pears — Chair (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £502k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reserves (reported)
£29.4m
Reported reserves equal ~12.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
- SIR TREVOR STEVEN PEARSchair
- DAVID ALAN PEARS · trustee of 1 other charity
- MARK ANDREW PEARS
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Germany · Ghana · Israel · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales · United States
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £28,513,771 from £22,529,771 in the prior year, driven by donations and investment returns. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £29,433,572, which the trustees review regularly to ensure sufficient funds are available to meet commitments and strategic aims. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit II Limited.
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