PRINCETON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1123916 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PRINCETON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Advancement of higher education.

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£13.2m
Latest spending
£11.6m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds carried forward at the end of the year were £2,745,563, an increase from the previous year's £1,031,157. The charity reported an operating surplus of £1,714,406 for the year ended 30 June 2025, having made educational grants totaling £11,551,405. The trustees maintain minimum reserves of £10,000 and believe the level of funds held is sufficient to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum reserves of £10,000 (held: £2.7m)
“The charity has the support of its ultimate controlling party and maintains minimum reserves of £10,000 to ensure that its grant making objectives are met to the full extent.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The trustees of Princeton University in the USA are a related party, who bear the costs of annual audit and accountancy fees (2025 - £3,300 - 2024 £3,250) and periodic bank charges.
“The trustees of Princeton University in the USA are a related party, who bear the costs of annual audit and accountancy fees (2025 - £3,300 - 2024 £3,250) and periodic bank charges. In the current year Princeton University was the principal beneficiary of educational grants made by the company.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Nielsens. Discloses 4 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 30/06/2025)

Total income
£13.3m
Total spending
£11.6m
Reserves (reported)
£10k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£13.2m£11.6m
30/06/2024£21.7m£24.8m
30/06/2023£19.2m£17.5m
30/06/2022£4.1m£3.8m
30/06/2021£4.2m£3.0m

Common questions

Is PRINCETON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds carried forward at the end of the year were £2,745,563, an increase from the previous year's £1,031,157. The charity reported an operating surplus of £1,714,406 for the year ended 30 June 2025, having made educational grants totaling £11,551,405. The trustees maintain minimum reserves of £10,000 and believe the level of funds held is sufficient to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Nielsens.

Who funds PRINCETON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PRINCETON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LIMITED as a grant recipient include National Philanthropic Trust UK Limited, THE APAX FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
National Philanthropic Trust UK LimitedFY2024£4.4m
THE APAX FOUNDATIONFY2025£93kSocial mobility
THE APAX FOUNDATIONFY2024£64k

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
NNS FOUNDATION2£27.5m
Founders Pledge Ltd1£3.4m
THE BROOMTON FOUNDATION1£500k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PRINCETHORPE FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PRINCETON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LIMITED£13.2m—0unclear—no doubt
THE PRINCETHORPE FOUNDATION FY2025£20.4m£170,001 - £180,000—unclear—no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (USA) FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£7.6m—0unclear—no doubt
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£6.1m—0unclear—noted
PROWTING CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£140k—0unclear—no doubt
WYCLIF INDEPENDENT CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£618k—0unclear—no doubt

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