THE FREEDOM FUND UK
Registered charity 1158838 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FF-UK
Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of $27,783 for the year ended 31 December 2023, resulting in unrestricted reserves of $90,580. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient to cover cashflow requirements, noting that the target of 3-6 months of expenditure is exceeded given the support available from the parent entity. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 3-6 months of expenditure after recharges to Freedom Fund (US) (held: £91k)
“it is felt prudent that reserves should be in the region of 3-6 months of expenditure after recharges to Freedom Fund (US) (approximately $7k - $14k)” — page 4
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Amounts owed to group entities.
“At 31 December 2023, $464,201 was owed by The Freedom Fund UK to The Freedom Fund and $105,874 was owed by the Freedom Fund UK to the Freedom Fund Ethiopia” — page 18
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
What the charity says about itself (2025-2026)
From its own voluntary annual review / impact report— the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.
The report states '1.78 million' in the global impact section and 'nearly 1.8 million' in the CEO letter. The global impact section is more precise.
“1.78 million Lives impacted”
Specific number of legal cases assisted is listed in the global impact section.
“8,397 Legal cases assisted”
Specific number of policies enacted is listed in the global impact section.
“371 Policies enacted”
Specific number of at-risk children now attending school is listed in the global impact section.
“241,000 At-risk children now attending school”
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Havovi Wadia — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Nick Grono — CEO (source)
- Molly Gochman — Board Chair (source)
- Andrew Doust — Vice Chair (source)
- Mahendra Pandey — Vice Chair (source)
- Shruti Chandrasekhar — Treasurer (source)
- Hannah de Ville — Interim Director of Programs (source)
- Jenny Jones — Managing Director of Finance and Operations (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Trustees
- Andrew Doust
- Asif Shaikh
- Daniel Elkes
- Joseph Boateng
- Katharine Bryant
- MICHELLE YUE
- Mahendra Pandey
- Molly Sarah Gochman
- Shruti Chandrasekhar
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: India · Nepal · United States
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE FREEDOM FUND UK financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of $27,783 for the year ended 31 December 2023, resulting in unrestricted reserves of $90,580. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient to cover cashflow requirements, noting that the target of 3-6 months of expenditure is exceeded given the support available from the parent entity. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
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