THE PINE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1038938 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PINE FOUNDATION

The objectives of The PINE Foundation, as stated in its Trust Deed, are to promote and advance education and research in economic, political and sociological processes for the benefit of the public

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL PROCESSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THAT GENERALITY TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN RUSSIA AND THE FORMER EASTERN BLOCK COUNTRIES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED, BUT PREFERENCE FOR RUSSIA AND THE FORMER EASTER

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Lewisham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£72k
Latest spending
£113k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased slightly to £1,056,258, supported by cash reserves of £268,677 and an investment portfolio valued at £839,278. The Trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with no borrowed funds and sufficient resources to meet obligations for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: forecasts of levels of income versus forecasts of expenditure in future years on the basis of planned activities and the assessment of the likelihood that future needs and opportunities might be met out of future income (reserves figure: £1.1m)
“The policy for holding reserves adopted by the Trustees of The PINE Foundation is based upon forecasts of levels of income versus forecasts of expenditure in future years on the basis of planned activities and the assessment of the likelihood that future needs and opportunities might be met out of future income.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Japan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£72k£113k
31/03/2024£109k£105k
31/03/2023£89k£87k
31/03/2022£77k£108k
31/03/2021£67k£102k

Common questions

Is THE PINE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased slightly to £1,056,258, supported by cash reserves of £268,677 and an investment portfolio valued at £839,278. The Trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with no borrowed funds and sufficient resources to meet obligations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
Point North Community Foundation1£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SPINE FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PINE FOUNDATION£72k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SPINE FOUNDATION FY2025£70k—0unclear—no doubt
TIN ARTS LIMITED FY2025£652k£49,8900unclear—no doubt
THE RICHARD PAIN TRUST LIMITED FY2025£0—0unclear—no doubt
THE WINSHIP FOUNDATION FY2025£35k—0unclear—no doubt
PEOPLE IN NEED (PIN) UK FY2025£1.1m—0below—no doubt

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