THE FAIRNESS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1044174 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Fairness Foundation, THE PERSULA FOUNDATION

Support charitable organisations (largely by promoting fairness as an organising principle for a good society in the UK) and develop original charitable projects

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£242k

Latest spending

£166k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £75,372 for the year ended 30 April 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £146,163. The trustees note that the charity relies on donations from the Persula Foundation but are satisfied that funding will continue for the foreseeable future. The charity holds £63,043 in excess of its stated reserves target of six months of operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of operating costs as reserve at minimum (£83,120) (held: £146k)

“The charity requires it to holds six months of operating costs as reserve at minimum (£83,120).” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Persula Foundation — “2025/26 Persula Foundation : £150,000” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2022)

Total income

£661k

Total spending

£1.1m

Reserves (reported)

£34k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

JULIAN RICHERchair · trustee of 5 other charities
Emma Revie · trustee of 1 other charity
Frances Crook
Peter Gladwell

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2025	£242k	£166k
30/04/2024	£212k	£138k
30/04/2023	£151k	£151k
30/04/2022	£661k	£1.1m
30/04/2021	£1.4m	£966k

Common questions

Is THE FAIRNESS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £75,372 for the year ended 30 April 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £146,163. The trustees note that the charity relies on donations from the Persula Foundation but are satisfied that funding will continue for the foreseeable future. The charity holds £63,043 in excess of its stated reserves target of six months of operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE FAIRNESS FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FAIRNESS FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include PERSULA FOUNDATION, NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

JULIAN RICHER — trustee here and at PERSULA FOUNDATION

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
PERSULA FOUNDATION	FY2024	£210k
PERSULA FOUNDATION	FY2025	£150k
PERSULA FOUNDATION	FY2023	£150k
NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£18k	Pool/Fast Track

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ADDERSTONE FOUNDATION	1	£1.2m
BRIDGE HOUSE ESTATES	1	£695k
THE INDIGO TRUST	1	£450k
THE ASTRA FOUNDATION	1	£290k
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£257k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£170k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	1	£55k
CIVIC POWER FUND	1	£36k

Charities like this

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

PERSULA FOUNDATION income £1.3m
PERSONAL BEST FOUNDATION income £135k
PONOSI FOUNDATION income £144k
THE OCTOPUS FOUNDATION income £329k
THE PURI FOUNDATION income £5.3m
Funders Together income £1.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE FAIRNESS FOUNDATION	£242k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PERSULA FOUNDATION FY2025	£1.3m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PERSONAL BEST FOUNDATION FY2025	£135k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
PONOSI FOUNDATION FY2025	£144k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE OCTOPUS FOUNDATION FY2025	£329k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PURI FOUNDATION FY2025	£5.3m	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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