PURPOSE OF LIFE

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

Helping the vulnerable in the UK including young children, homeless and the elderly.Helping the Rohingyans in the Bangladesh Camps through water pumps, Schools, Women Centre, Orphanages, Food Packages, Blankets etc.Water wells, Schools, Food packages, Orphanages in PakistanHelping Orphanages in South AfricaHelping the needy in Palestine.Educational Centre in Jordan.Food Packs in Yemen.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE OF ALL RACES AND BACKGROUNDS WHILST BEING PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO THE NEEDS OF ETHNIC MINORITY COMMUNITIES, THROUGH:(A) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS”(B) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(C) ADVANCING EDUCATION(D) SUPPORTING CAUSES THAT DIRECTLY HELP, NURTURE OR DEVELOP YOUNG PEOPLE2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UK OR OVERSEAS3. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE UK OR OVERSEAS BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS, SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£2.6m
Latest spending
£2.1m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported net incoming resources of £503,502 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves rising to £750,035. The trustees maintain that reserves are held at a level equivalent to three to six months of expenditure, which they consider sufficient to continue activities in the event of a funding drop. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six-month’s expenditure (reserves figure: £750k)
“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 FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 40

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 60

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 40

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

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 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported net incoming resources of £503,502 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves rising to £750,035. The trustees maintain that reserves are held at a level equivalent to three to six months of expenditure, which they consider sufficient to continue activities in the event of a funding drop. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PURPOSE OF LIFE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PURPOSE OF LIFE as a grant recipient include DEWSBURY WELFARE TRUST, THE DWF FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
DEWSBURY WELFARE TRUSTFY2022£1kOrphan sponsorship
THE DWF FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government13/08/2020£5kVSCE CMC Fund

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
THE KAYS FOUNDATION1£50k
GIVE A GIFT1£19k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HELPING EDUCATING AND REBUILDING LIVES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PURPOSE OF LIFE£2.6m—0unclear—no doubt
HELPING EDUCATING AND REBUILDING LIVES FY2025£78k—0unclear—no doubt
HELP CHANGE LIVES FY2025£600k—0unclear—no doubt
SUPPORTING LIVES FY2025£134k——unclear—no doubt
CHAPEL OF LIFE FY2025£285k—0within—no doubt
PEACE MATTERS FY2025£467k—0unclear—no doubt

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