THE ARISAIG PARTNERS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1101494 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Principally focused on providing education opportunities for the young in less developed countries.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£510k

Latest spending

£288k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £18,160,834, an increase from the previous year's £18,095,710. The charity reported a net loss on investments of £156,830 but generated £510,362 in investment income, resulting in a net movement in funds of £65,124. The Trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Investment in Arisaig India Consumer Fund Limited held by the Foundation during 2024 is a fund managed by Arisaig Partners (Asia) Pte Ltd. (“AP Asia”). Rebecca Jane Lewis and Gordon Yeo are directors of AP Asia.

“Investment in Arisaig India Consumer Fund Limited held by the Foundation during 2024 is a fund managed by Arisaig Partners (Asia) Pte Ltd. (“AP Asia”). Rebecca Jane Lewis and Gordon Yeo are directors of AP Asia.” — page 7

“During the year ended 31 December 2024, the Foundation did not receive any cash donation (2023: nil) from AP Holdings.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from AP Holdings frozen; no cash donations received in 2024.

“Investment in Arisaig India Consumer Fund Limited held by the Foundation during 2024 is a fund managed by Arisaig Partners (Asia) Pte Ltd. (“AP Asia”). Rebecca Jane Lewis and Gordon Yeo are directors of AP Asia.” — page 7

“During the year ended 31 December 2024, the Foundation did not receive any cash donation (2023: nil) from AP Holdings.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£510k

Total spending

£288k

Cost of raising funds

£7k

Reserves (reported)

£18.2m

Employees

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (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: 1.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Yijing Loo
Yong Soon Teo

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

Operates in: Cambodia · India · Kenya · Pakistan · Philippines · Scotland · Singapore · Thailand

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£510k	£288k
31/12/2023	£244k	£379k
31/12/2022	£280k	£350k
31/12/2021	£423k	£169k
31/12/2020	£373k	£614k

Common questions

Is THE ARISAIG PARTNERS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £18,160,834, an increase from the previous year's £18,095,710. The charity reported a net loss on investments of £156,830 but generated £510,362 in investment income, resulting in a net movement in funds of £65,124. The Trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE JAGCLIF CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£4.1m
The Ashley Tabor-King Foundation	1	£1.4m
PETER DUBENS FAMILY FOUNDATION	1	£200k
THE CADOGAN CHARITY	1	£100k
UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation	1	£5k

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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ARISAIG PARTNERS FOUNDATION	£510k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ISSA FOUNDATION FY2024	£9.9m	—	above	—	no doubt
HA MEEM FOUNDATION FY2025	£496k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE AKHTER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2026	£184k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Aruna and Ambika Paul Foundation FY2025	£342k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RCCG SURE FOUNDATION ASSEMBLY FY2025	£213k	—	above	—	no doubt

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