PTEN RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1173589 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We build and work with the community around PHTS, engaging leaders in the fields of research and clinical care, to collaborate, and identify research projects and potential treatments that will lead to effective therapies. We fund academic and clinical research projects, and we provide support for building networks between clinicians, researchers, corporate partners and patients.

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

Latest income
£716k
Latest spending
£3.2m
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £21,184,028, which the Trustees believe are sufficient to cover forecast expenditure to March 2030. The charity reported a net movement in funds of (£2,557,520) for the year, driven by charitable expenditure exceeding income, although investment gains partially offset these costs. The Trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £180,001 - £190,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)
“In the band £180,001 - £190,000 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Investment income (100% of income)
“Investment income received: £715,268.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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

Total income
£716k
Total spending
£3.2m
Cost of raising funds
£58k
Reserves (reported)
£21.2m
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~78.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (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: 8.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Australia · Germany · Netherlands · Spain · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£716k£3.2m
31/03/2024£682k£4.4m
31/03/2023£647k£4.1m
31/03/2022£921k£3.7m
31/03/2021£723k£2.5m

Common questions

Is PTEN RESEARCH FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £21,184,028, which the Trustees believe are sufficient to cover forecast expenditure to March 2030. The charity reported a net movement in funds of (£2,557,520) for the year, driven by charitable expenditure exceeding income, although investment gains partially offset these costs. The Trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of PTEN RESEARCH FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £180,001 - £190,000 band.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH TRUST CIO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PTEN RESEARCH FOUNDATION£716k£180,001 - £190,000—unclear—no doubt
THE CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH TRUST CIO FY2024£502k—0above—no doubt
STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL FUND FY2025£930k—0above—no doubt
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH TRUST FY2025£388k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£635k—0above—no doubt
PCD RESEARCH FY2025£239k—0unclear—no doubt

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