THE CYNARA FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1165220 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity provides grants to individuals in need and/or charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£153k

Latest spending

£153k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £47,438 against total expenditure of £153,475, indicating a reserves position below one year of operating costs. The trustees report that they are satisfied with the current level of reserves, which are primarily maintained in the expendable endowment fund to generate income for future grant-making. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain the endowment fund at a level to provide a sufficient capital base to generate än income level sufficient to maintain the level of grant making planned in the future (held: £47k)

“The trustees aim to maintain the endowment fund at a level to provide a sufficient capital base to generate än income level sufficient to maintain the level of grant making planned in the future.” — page 4

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

VERONICA ENGchair
CHRISTOPHER PHILIP SNOWDEN
Peter George Gibbs

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Burma · Burundi · Cambodia · Central African Republic · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Eritrea · Ethiopia · India · Indonesia · Laos · Liberia

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2026	£153k	£153k
05/04/2025	£113k	£113k
05/04/2024	£93k	£93k
05/04/2023	£60k	£114k
05/04/2022	£114k	£114k

Common questions

Is THE CYNARA FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £47,438 against total expenditure of £153,475, indicating a reserves position below one year of operating costs. The trustees report that they are satisfied with the current level of reserves, which are primarily maintained in the expendable endowment fund to generate income for future grant-making. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CYNARA FOUNDATION	£153k	—	above	—	no doubt
ZARINA FOUNDATION FY2025	£176k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE TANAGRA FOUNDATION FY2024	£147k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PURI FOUNDATION FY2025	£5.3m	—	above	—	no doubt
GRAHAME CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025	£262k	—	unclear	—	noted
BARON DAVENPORT'S CHARITY CIO FY2025	£192k	—	above	—	no doubt

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