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THE BREATHWORKS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1131851 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Breathworks Foundation exists to relieve the suffering caused through pain, chronic illness and stress related conditions.Please note that the Breathworks Foundation does not accept or respond to unsolicited application for financial assistance or other funding.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£453k
Latest spending
£485k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure for the year, resulting in total reserves decreasing to £84,424. The trustees acknowledge that a further loss in 2025 is possible due to unexpected costs but remain confident in the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing cash resources and planned fundraising. Free reserves of £17,695 are noted as being below the stated policy target of £61,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £18k)
“an unrestricted reserve equivalent to 3 months’ overheads (£61K) is sufficient to meet these objectives.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Aggregate donations from related parties
“Aggregate donations from related parties were £5,288 (2023: £1,095). There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business and no restricted donations from related parties.” — page 33
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Breathworks Community Interest Company
“The charity owns the whole of the ordinary share issue of the Breathworks Community Interest Company, a company registered in England, register no 5016384.” — page 35
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income
£547k
Total spending
£562k
Cost of raising funds
£8k
Reserves (reported)
£127k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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: 1.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£453k£485k
31/12/2023£467k£507k
31/12/2022£547k£562k
31/12/2021£513k£485k
31/12/2020£403k£331k

Common questions

Is THE BREATHWORKS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure for the year, resulting in total reserves decreasing to £84,424. The trustees acknowledge that a further loss in 2025 is possible due to unexpected costs but remain confident in the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing cash resources and planned fundraising. Free reserves of £17,695 are noted as being below the stated policy target of £61,000. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST2£23k
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST2£8k
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST1£3.1m
MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUST1£820k
MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH)1£600k
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION1£403k
THE KAYS FOUNDATION1£300k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION1£234k

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BREATHWORKS FOUNDATION£453k—0unclear—no doubt
PAIN RELIEF FOUNDATION FY2026£333k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF BREATHE ARTS HEALTH RESEARCH FY2025£154k—0unclear—no doubt
The BloomSpace Foundation FY2025£161k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION FY2025£6.7m——unclear22.4%no doubt
The Stroke and Wellness Foundation FY2025£321k—0unclear—no doubt

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