PROSPECT BURMA CIO

Registered charity 1167686 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Prospect Burma strives to build a better future for Myanmar, through the promotion of, and investment in, education. We create access opportunities, to bridge the gap between state education and higher study. We support individuals to undertake education abroad to gain skills and qualifications unavailable in Myanmar. We provide networking and community development support when they return home.

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 48% to £696,204, while total expenditure rose to £696,739, resulting in a net loss of £535. The charity reports unrestricted reserves of £115,399, which it states is consistent with its stated reserves policy target of £170,000. The trustees conclude that the charity remains a going concern, citing sufficient reserves to meet commitments and a secured budget for the 2025 calendar year.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Prospect Burma (matched by registered charity number).

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 6.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (29/06/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Michael Marett-Crosbychair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Anthony Philip Hulse
• CAROLINE COURTAULD MBE
• Dr Kathleen Mathea Falco
• GUY RICHARD CLIVE SLATER
• Mai Ni Ni Aung
• Martin Timothy Smith
• Michael Jonathan Gregson
• RICHARD WILLIAM ATTERBURY
• Stephanie O'Connell

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

Operates in: Burma · City Of Westminster

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BURMA SKINCARE INITIATIVE.

• BURMA SKINCARE INITIATIVE income £332k
• ADVANCE MYANMAR LTD income £319k
• MERCY OUTREACH income £103k
• TEKKATHO FOUNDATION income £106k
• THE BURMA STAR MEMORIAL FUND income £107k
• HEALTH AND HOPE UK income £1.9m

Side by side with its peers

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