PCF ROMANIA PROJECTS CHARITABLE TRUST
To provide practical, emotional and spiritual support for abandoned children living on the streets of Romania and in other parts of the world including the UK.
Objects
TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN ROMANIA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED TO THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE TRUST.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity operated with no employees and staffed its charity shop with volunteers. The charity reported a surplus of £2,819 for the year, resulting in unrestricted cash balances of approximately £28,000 at the end of the period.
What the accounts disclose
“The Board of Trustees have established a policy whereby free reserves held by the charity should be maintained at not less than £6,000.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Conflicting interests
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 6
- Has a trading subsidiary
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 5
- Has a trading subsidiary
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 5
- Has a trading subsidiary
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 05/02/2026, 5 days after the 31/01/2026 due date); year ending 31/03/2023 (received 10/05/2024, 100 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).
Trustees
- Andrew Bradley
- Andrew Lambert
- Julie Hodson
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £32k | £29k |
| 31/03/2024 | £43k | £27k |
| 31/03/2023 | £40k | £41k |
| 31/03/2022 | £36k | £43k |
| 31/03/2021 | £49k | £44k |
Common questions
Is PCF ROMANIA PROJECTS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated with no employees and staffed its charity shop with volunteers. The charity reported a surplus of £2,819 for the year, resulting in unrestricted cash balances of approximately £28,000 at the end of the period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, WESTBURY-ON-TRYM | 1 | £112 |
Charities like this
- THE JOYONA CHARITABLE TRUST
- AID CARE TRAINING AND SUPPLIES TRUST
- F C CHARITABLE TRUST
- Freedom Angels Romania
- THE C P CHARITABLE TRUST
- ROMANIAN CHALLENGE APPEAL
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCF ROMANIA PROJECTS CHARITABLE TRUST | £32k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE JOYONA CHARITABLE TRUST | £255k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AID CARE TRAINING AND SUPPLIES TRUST | £62k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| F C CHARITABLE TRUST | £20k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Freedom Angels Romania | £123k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE C P CHARITABLE TRUST | £330k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |