PURPOSE OF LIFE

Registered charity 1165627 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as POL

Latest income
£2.6m
Latest spending
£2.1m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves amounted to £246,533, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain current activities. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £136,979 for the year, driven by donations of £2,580,403 against total resources expended of £2,443,424. The trustees expressed satisfaction with the financial results and confirmed no going concern issues.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six-month’s expenditure (held: £247k)
unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six-month’s expenditure.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.6m
Total spending
£2.1m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Burma · China · Egypt · India · Indonesia · Jordan · Kenya · Morocco · Nepal · Occupied Palestinian Territories · Pakistan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.6m£2.1m
31/03/2024£2.6m£2.4m
31/03/2023£1.3m£1.3m
31/03/2022£992k£1.0m
31/03/2021£626k£608k

Common questions

Is PURPOSE OF LIFE financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves amounted to £246,533, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain current activities. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £136,979 for the year, driven by donations of £2,580,403 against total resources expended of £2,443,424. The trustees expressed satisfaction with the financial results and confirmed no going concern issues. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by TC Group.

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
PENNY APPEAL1£644k
MUSLIM COMMUNITY & EDUCATION CENTRE (MCEC)1£5k
SAVE THE MOTHERS TRUST (SMT)1£5k

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