PURPLE COMMUNITY FUND

Registered charity 1158729 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PHILIPPINE COMMUNITY FUND

The Philippine Community Fund charity number changed in 2015 from 1091581 to 1158729. PCF was registered in 2002. The Philippine Community Fund (PCF) name changed to Purple Community Fund (PCF) December 2015.PCF works with children and their families worldwide. PCF's main areas of focus are: education; health, and livelihood.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£555k

Latest spending

£502k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £31,000, covering three months of core running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £53,614 for the year, driven by a 46% increase in UK-derived funds to £555,226. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue operating, with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 months' core running costs (held: £31k)

“As of 31st December 2024, the charity had unrestricted free reserves of £31,000 covering 3 months' core running costs”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — PCF (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£555k

Total spending

£502k

Cost of raising funds

£26k

Reserves (reported)

£31k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (15/11/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (26/02/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Bronwen Bateychair
Philip Marcus Levine
Rebecca Halliwell - Paget
Robin Bradshaw

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Philippines

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£555k	£502k
31/12/2023	£346k	£343k
31/12/2022	£343k	£360k
31/12/2021	£469k	£465k
31/12/2020	£580k	£499k

Common questions

Is PURPLE COMMUNITY FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £31,000, covering three months of core running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £53,614 for the year, driven by a 46% increase in UK-derived funds to £555,226. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue operating, with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PURPLE COMMUNITY FUND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PURPLE COMMUNITY FUND as a grant recipient include ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION, THE THREE OAKS TRUST, DOWNTON BAPTIST CHURCH, THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2024	£15k	Overseas education
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION	FY2022	£15k	Sponsored Grant
THE THREE OAKS TRUST	FY2023	£12k	Philippines
THE THREE OAKS TRUST	FY2022	£12k	Working with children and their families in the Philippines – education, health and livelihood
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION	FY2021	£10k	Sponsored Grant
THE THREE OAKS TRUST	FY2025	£5k
DOWNTON BAPTIST CHURCH	FY2024	£4k
DOWNTON BAPTIST CHURCH	FY2023	£3k	Donations payable
THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST	FY2025	£2k	Foundation Grants
WINCHESTER ROTARY CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION	FY2024	£500

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/01/2017	£5k	Cross Border Stitching