THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1162522 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To support any Charities and promote any Charitable Purposes for the benefit of the general public.

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Latest income
£206k
Latest spending
£206k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total reserves of £760,135 at the year end, all of which were held in an expendable endowment fund with £nil in the unrestricted income fund. The Trustees' policy is to distribute income as it arises and not to accumulate reserves, intending to obtain further voluntary income to meet running costs. The charity received only £20 in donations during the year, relying on the settlor for future funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: distribute income as it arises and not to accumulate reserves
“The Trustees’ policy is to distribute the income as it arises and not to accumulate reserves. Whilst the Trustees are aware of the potential need for a small reserve to meet running costs or for exceptional circumstances, it is the Trustees’ intention to obtain further voluntary income to meet those costs as and when they arise.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from settlor/trustee
“The charity received donations during the year of £nil (2024 - £50,000) from the settlor and trustee, Mr M Pignatelli.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Akrotiri · Albania · Algeria · American Samoa · Andorra · Angola · Anguilla · Antarctica · Antigua And Barbuda · Argentina · Armenia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£206k£206k
31/03/2024£212k£215k
31/03/2023£203k£204k
31/03/2022£209k£210k
31/03/2021£230k£233k

Common questions

Is THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total reserves of £760,135 at the year end, all of which were held in an expendable endowment fund with £nil in the unrestricted income fund. The Trustees' policy is to distribute income as it arises and not to accumulate reserves, intending to obtain further voluntary income to meet running costs. The charity received only £20 in donations during the year, relying on the settlor for future funding. 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

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PURI FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION£206k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PURI FOUNDATION FY2025£5.3m—0above—no doubt
SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUND FY2025£183k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CAMELLIA FOUNDATION FY2025£906k—0above—no doubt
The A and J Charitable Trust FY2025£590k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NOEL SWEENEY FOUNDATION FY2025£304k—0unclear—no doubt

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