PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND
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.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“1 employee (2024 – 1) earned £80,000 – £90,000 per annum during the year.” — page 24
“1 employee (2024 – 1) earned £80,000 – £90,000 per annum during the year.” — page 24
“Publish What You Fund’s target level of free reserves is approximately three months’ worth of total expenditure.” — page 14
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)
Trustees
- Al Alex Kagwe Kags
- Andrea Lucia Ordonez Llanos
- Anna Ester Hetty Kovach
- Jennifer Slotin
- Joanne Hine
- Michael Jarvis
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.0m |
| THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL | 1 | £999k |
| THE JD FOUNDATION | 1 | £561k |
| THE HEALTH FOUNDATION | 1 | £496k |
| THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION | 1 | £382k |
| THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £300k |
| BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH | 1 | £183k |
| THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £165k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND | £781k | £80,001 - £90,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 1692 | £462k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| SAVE ONE LIFE | £1.2m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM | £834k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WAY UK | £210k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| BNJC | £4.1m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |