THE PACKARD FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1173462 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Packard Foundation runs a two-year fellowship programme supporting social entrepreneurs called A Million Realities. The programme aims to find tomorrow's social impact leaders and support them to become the changemakers of the future by offering them funding, personal and professional development, retreats, mentoring and coaching. The Packard Foundation also makes targeted grants.

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Latest income

£350k

Latest spending

£143k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds are in deficit by £439,110, primarily due to the recognition of a liability associated with a multi-year grant. However, the trustees report that they have a reasonable expectation of adequate resources to continue in operational existence, supported by a trustee's undertaking to provide further financial support if required.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimal reserves, which should be sufficient to cover its expected non-grant expenditure for at least one year (held: £-439k)

“The Charity’s aim is to maintain minimal reserves, which should be sufficient to cover its expected non-grant expenditure for at least one year.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 10722941

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

PACKARD, Antonia Maria Marchi — director, appointed 12/04/2017on trustee list
PACKARD, Dulce Maria De Barros Marchi — director, appointed 12/04/2017on trustee list
PACKARD, Tessa Teresa Marchi — director, appointed 12/04/2017on trustee list

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income

£561k

Total spending

£1.3m

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (20/10/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

DULCE MARIA DE BARROS MARCHI PACKARDchair
ANTONIA MARIA MARCHI PACKARD · trustee of 1 other charity
TESSA TERESA MARCHI PACKARD

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£350k	£143k
31/03/2024	£3	£137k
31/03/2023	£561k	£1.3m
31/03/2022	£820k	£868k
31/03/2021	£2.8m	£1.3m

Common questions

Is THE PACKARD FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds are in deficit by £439,110, primarily due to the recognition of a liability associated with a multi-year grant. However, the trustees report that they have a reasonable expectation of adequate resources to continue in operational existence, supported by a trustee's undertaking to provide further financial support if required. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES	1	£33k
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC	1	£29k
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£23k
The Ethos Foundation	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with A MILLION REALITIES FOUNDATION.

A MILLION REALITIES FOUNDATION income £1.0m
THE PA FOUNDATION income £2.0m
THE FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS income £6.4m
THE PAKHAR FOUNDATION income £475k
GFG FOUNDATION income £145k
PADWA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION income £244k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PACKARD FOUNDATION	£350k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
A MILLION REALITIES FOUNDATION FY2025	£1.0m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PA FOUNDATION FY2025	£2.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS FY2025	£6.4m	£139,818	—	within	—	no doubt
THE PAKHAR FOUNDATION FY2025	£475k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GFG FOUNDATION FY2025	£145k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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