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THE CAMELLIA FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1145679 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Without limiting ourselves, we expect that our three main activities will be: (a) building relationships with, and delivering resources to, established, efficient organisations which allocate funding in the areas to which our objects relate; (b) providing direct funding of projects which fall within our objects; and (c) allocating money to individuals whose activities fall within our objects.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£906k
Latest spending
£536k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £431,833 are significantly above the charity's stated policy target of six months' expenditure. The charity relies on a principal donor for income and has no employees, with the CEO role vacant and no employment-related costs incurred for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months' expenditure (held: £432k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to at least six months' expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from The Camellia Foundation (Bermuda), a related party trust.
“During the year the charity entered into the following transactions with related parties: - £636,000 (2024: £776,000) of donations were received from The Camellia Foundation (Bermuda)” — page 23
“During the year, S Buckland reimbursed the Charity with restitution monies totalling £267,431.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Restitution payments received from S Buckland, former CEO and Trustee, for salary paid without Commission consent.
“During the year the charity entered into the following transactions with related parties: - £636,000 (2024: £776,000) of donations were received from The Camellia Foundation (Bermuda)” — page 23
“During the year, S Buckland reimbursed the Charity with restitution monies totalling £267,431.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant paid to YTEC, where Trustee T Takla is also a trustee.
“During the year the charity entered into the following transactions with related parties: - £636,000 (2024: £776,000) of donations were received from The Camellia Foundation (Bermuda)” — page 23
“During the year, S Buckland reimbursed the Charity with restitution monies totalling £267,431.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£906k
Total spending
£536k
Reserves (reported)
£432k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~9.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (70% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Burma · Canada · Germany · India · Kenya · Malawi · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£906k£536k
30/06/2024£877k£814k
30/06/2023£726k£843k
30/06/2022£579k£546k
30/06/2021£621k£601k

Common questions

Is THE CAMELLIA FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £431,833 are significantly above the charity's stated policy target of six months' expenditure. The charity relies on a principal donor for income and has no employees, with the CEO role vacant and no employment-related costs incurred for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 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
SUICIDE & CO1£3k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CAMELLIA FOUNDATION£906k—0above—no doubt
THE NOEL SWEENEY FOUNDATION FY2025£304k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION FY2025£206k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHARTLEY FOUNDATION FY2024£242k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHELLARAM FOUNDATION FY2024£5.6m—0unclear—no doubt
THE POPLI KHALATBARI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£354k—0unclear—no doubt

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