THE CHELLARAM FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1124939 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grant giving charity which intends to expand its operation world-wide in due course.

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Latest income
£5.6m
Latest spending
£2.4m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £6,753,318, described by the trustees as a 'strong base' to continue future work. The charity reported a net operating surplus of £718,414 and received £4,800,000 in donations, while spending £4,251,364 on charitable donations. The independent auditors confirmed there are 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

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£5.6m
Total spending
£2.4m
Cost of raising funds
£6k
Reserves (reported)
£10.0m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~50.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Spain · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£5.6m£2.4m
05/04/2024£5.0m£4.3m
05/04/2023£5.1m£463k
05/04/2022£800k£333k
05/04/2021£198k£238k

Common questions

Is THE CHELLARAM FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £6,753,318, described by the trustees as a 'strong base' to continue future work. The charity reported a net operating surplus of £718,414 and received £4,800,000 in donations, while spending £4,251,364 on charitable donations. The independent auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

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
JEREMY COLLER FOUNDATION1£230k
ST ALDHELM'S CHAPEL TRUST1£60k
THE REISNER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD1£5k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CHELLARAM FOUNDATION£5.6m—0unclear—no doubt
KISHINCHAND CHELLARAM FOUNDATION FY2025£101k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TOMORO FOUNDATION FY2025£5.0m—0above—no doubt
THE CHARTLEY FOUNDATION FY2024£242k—0unclear—no doubt
THE EIGHTY EIGHT FOUNDATION FY2025£7.0m—0unclear—no doubt
Coller Family Foundation FY2025£230k—0below—no doubt

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