POHWER
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that POhWER reported a surplus of £121,136 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £15,975,771 and total expenditure of £15,854,802. The charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £3,746,308, which the trustees confirm are within their stated policy target of holding between 1.5 and 4 months of operating expenditure. The trustees and auditors have concluded that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties.
What the accounts disclose
“The current reserves policy is to hold free reserves representing between 1.5 and 4 months of operating expenditure.” — page 16
“During the financial year 1 Trustee was reimbursed £64 (2023/24: 3 Trustees reimbursed £667) for travel and incidental expenses which related to carrying out their duties as Trustees of the charitable company.” — page 36
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 03323040
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Robert Templeton — Chair
- Antony Kildare — Chair (Outgoing)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (08/03/2020)
Trustees
- Robert Templetonchair
- Gemma Hope
- John Kanes
- Maria Aguilar
- Michelle Tessaro
- Paul Robinson
- Rachael Gilthorpe
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/03/2025 | £16.0m | £15.9m |
| 30/03/2024 | £16.1m | £15.9m |
| 30/03/2023 | £16.9m | £16.6m |
| 30/03/2022 | £15.9m | £14.3m |
| 30/03/2021 | £15.6m | £14.6m |
Common questions
Is POHWER financially healthy?
The accounts state that POhWER reported a surplus of £121,136 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £15,975,771 and total expenditure of £15,854,802. The charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £3,746,308, which the trustees confirm are within their stated policy target of holding between 1.5 and 4 months of operating expenditure. The trustees and auditors have concluded that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| EAST END CHURCH | 1 | — |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GIVES (UK) | 1 | £1.3m |
| THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST | 1 | £295k |
| MISSION44 | 1 | £270k |
| BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £250k |
| THE BRADLEY AND KATHERINE WICKENS FOUNDATION | 1 | £161k |
| JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION | 1 | £135k |
| TRUST FOR LONDON | 1 | £105k |