FAIRSHARE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1117244 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FAIRPENSIONS, SHAREACTION
The main areas of charitable activity are in campaigning and education of the public in the principles, practice and effects of responsible and ethical investment.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £697,679 for the year ended 31 January 2026, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £962,309, which is described as being at the top of the targeted range set by the charity's reserves policy. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months’ budgeted core expenditure, plus half of the maximum wind down costs of activities for grants that are ending in the next 12 months (held: £962k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain a reserve of unrestricted funds that is at least equivalent to three months’ budgeted core expenditure, plus half of the maximum wind down costs of activities for grants that are ending in the next 12 months.” — page 10
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees
“A total of £11,850 (2025: £3,360) in unrestricted donations was received by the charity from Trustees in 2025/26.” — page 30
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2026)
Cost of raising funds
£515k
Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (67% 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: 8.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Alexia Wai-Chun Tye · trustee of 1 other charity
- Alice Steenland
- Andrew Clifford Wales
- Ian Stuart Brindley
- June Hutchison Boyle
- Kevin Chih-Cheng Chuah
- Liubov Nikulina
- Nicholas Glicher
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FAIRSHARE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £697,679 for the year ended 31 January 2026, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £962,309, which is described as being at the top of the targeted range set by the charity's reserves policy. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
Who funds FAIRSHARE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FAIRSHARE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE HEALTH FOUNDATION, TRUST FOR LONDON, JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, CLEAN AIR FUND, THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST.
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