INDOCHINA STARFISH FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1115484 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ISF

Assisting street and garbage dump children in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained a sound financial position with net assets of US$3,728,579 and unrestricted reserves of US$950,445. The trustees report that operational reserves were US$2,029,889, with US$950,445 available for general use, indicating prudent financial management despite unpredictable income sources. The auditor confirmed no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Individual Donors (42% of income)
“Individual Donors 42%”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 15.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“In 2024, 85% of every $1 spent went directly towards helping children, youth, and families in Cambodia.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £950k; policy: 12 months of budgeted expenditures for Education Programme and six months of budgeted expenditures for Football Programme)
“Free reserves at year-end were US$883,828 (2023: US$459,782). Free reserves is unrestricted reserves (US$950,445), less funds spent on tangible fixed assets (US$66,617).”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PKF Francis Clark. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£217k
Reserves (reported)
£691k
Employees
94

Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 11.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambodia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.9m£1.5m
31/12/2023£1.5m£1.5m
31/12/2022£979k£1.2m
31/12/2021£911k£949k
31/12/2020£1.2m£1.0m

Common questions

Is INDOCHINA STARFISH FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained a sound financial position with net assets of US$3,728,579 and unrestricted reserves of US$950,445. The trustees report that operational reserves were US$2,029,889, with US$950,445 available for general use, indicating prudent financial management despite unpredictable income sources. The auditor confirmed no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by PKF Francis Clark.

Who funds INDOCHINA STARFISH FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name INDOCHINA STARFISH FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CAMBODIAN CHILDREN'S FUND UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INDOCHINA STARFISH FOUNDATION£1.9m—0below15.0%no doubt
CAMBODIAN CHILDREN'S FUND UK FY2024£282k—0above—no doubt
THE CAMBODIAN CHILDRENS CHARITY FY2024£152k—0above0.0%no doubt
SAFE CHILD THAILAND FY2025£516k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM LAOS AND CAMBODIA FY2025£164k—0above—no doubt
THE KIANH FOUNDATION FY2025£199k—0within—no doubt

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