PIMCO FOUNDATION EUROPE

Registered charity 1139109 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity makes grants to community and other charitable causes

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Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £817,387 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £7,679,011. The trustees confirmed that sufficient reserves exist to cover a full year's charitable activities even under worst-case stress scenarios, and no material uncertainties regarding going concern were identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees
“Individual donations to the Foundation made by some Trustees amounted to £345,150 (2023: £377,301). These amounts were owing at year end.” — page 21
“The Foundation has invested in various funds managed by PIMCO Europe and or affiliates of PIMCO Europe. PIMCO Europe and or affiliates of PIMCO Europe do not charge any fee for the services provided.” — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Investment management services
“Individual donations to the Foundation made by some Trustees amounted to £345,150 (2023: £377,301). These amounts were owing at year end.” — page 21
“The Foundation has invested in various funds managed by PIMCO Europe and or affiliates of PIMCO Europe. PIMCO Europe and or affiliates of PIMCO Europe do not charge any fee for the services provided.” — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Office space provision
“Individual donations to the Foundation made by some Trustees amounted to £345,150 (2023: £377,301). These amounts were owing at year end.” — page 21
“The Foundation has invested in various funds managed by PIMCO Europe and or affiliates of PIMCO Europe. PIMCO Europe and or affiliates of PIMCO Europe do not charge any fee for the services provided.” — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 3 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
£1.7m
Total spending
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£7.7m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~79.0 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 (89% 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 (5.2%) (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£1.7m£1.2m
31/12/2023£1.5m£1.4m
31/12/2022£1.3m£1.0m
31/12/2021£1.3m£900k
31/12/2020£1.1m£846k

Common questions

Is PIMCO FOUNDATION EUROPE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £817,387 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £7,679,011. The trustees confirmed that sufficient reserves exist to cover a full year's charitable activities even under worst-case stress scenarios, and no material uncertainties regarding going concern were identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

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
The Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle Wolfson Foundation1£5k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PIMCO FOUNDATION EUROPE£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
PONOSI FOUNDATION FY2025£144k—0unclear—no doubt
EUROPEAN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT FY2025£1.1m£90,001 - £100,000—above—no doubt
THE CAYO FOUNDATION FY2025£400k—0above—no doubt
GEFEN FOUNDATION FY2025£373k—0unclear—no doubt
The Trust Foundation FY2024£3.0m—0above—no doubt

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