PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND

Registered charity 1158362 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PWYF

TRANSPARENCY OF AID

Objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BY ENCOURAGING THE EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION OF AID AND IN PARTICULAR THE TRANSPARENCY OF AID INFORMATION IN ORDER TO MAXIMISE ITS IMPACT AND EFFECTIVENESS. ?SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT? MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.?AID? MEANS INTERNATIONAL AID, FINANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION FINANCE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£781k
Latest spending
£701k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £292,516, which the directors consider to meet their policy target of three months' expenditure. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, with total incoming resources of £781,451 against total expenditure of £700,576.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“1 employee (2024 – 1) earned £80,000 – £90,000 per annum during the year.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“1 employee (2024 – 1) earned £80,000 – £90,000 per annum during the year.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months' worth of total expenditure (held: £293k)
“Publish What You Fund’s target level of free reserves is approximately three months’ worth of total expenditure.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£781k
Total spending
£701k
Reserves (reported)
£293k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~5.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£781k£701k
30/09/2024£461k£776k
30/09/2023£797k£731k
30/09/2022£894k£1.1m
30/09/2021£1.2m£924k

Common questions

Is PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £292,516, which the directors consider to meet their policy target of three months' expenditure. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, with total incoming resources of £781,451 against total expenditure of £700,576. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 1692.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND£781k£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
1692 FY2025£462k—0within—no doubt
SAVE ONE LIFE FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
WAY UK FY2025£210k—0within—no doubt
BNJC FY2025£4.1m——unclear—no doubt

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