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THE PERMIRA FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1175061 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£4.6m
Latest spending
£5.0m
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported unrestricted free reserves of €779,852, which the trustees consider to be in line with their policy target of three months' operating costs. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, citing sufficient reserves and the continued commitment of the Permira Group to fund the charity. The auditor reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months operating costs (held: £941k)
“The Charity's target for unrestricted free reserves is three months operating costs.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Paul Richard Armstrong (former trustee) was a trustee of Social Business Trust, which received a grant.
“As at 31 December 2023 Paul Richard Armstrong was listed as a trustee of the Charity and Social Business Trust, a charity which received grants of €237,416 (2023: €461,196) during the year. Alex Vander Linde was listed as a Trustee of Minds Matter Bay Area, a charity which received a grant of £219,312 (2023: €228,394) and a donation of €16,954 (2023: €14,170) during the year. Conflicted Trustees take no part in decisions in respect of the selection of relevant charities or the award of grants to such charities.” — page 24
“As at 31 December 2023 Paul Richard Armstrong was listed as a trustee of the Charity and Social Business Trust, a charity which received grants of €237,416 (2023: €461,196) during the year. Alex Vander Linde was listed as a Trustee of Minds Matter Bay Area, a charity which received a grant of £219,312 (2023: €228,394) and a donation of €16,954 (2023: €14,170) during the year. Conflicted Trustees take no part in decisions in respect of the selection of relevant charities or the award of grants to such charities.” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Alex Vander Linde (trustee) was a trustee of Minds Matter Bay Area, which received a grant and donation.
“As at 31 December 2023 Paul Richard Armstrong was listed as a trustee of the Charity and Social Business Trust, a charity which received grants of €237,416 (2023: €461,196) during the year. Alex Vander Linde was listed as a Trustee of Minds Matter Bay Area, a charity which received a grant of £219,312 (2023: €228,394) and a donation of €16,954 (2023: €14,170) during the year. Conflicted Trustees take no part in decisions in respect of the selection of relevant charities or the award of grants to such charities.” — page 24
“As at 31 December 2023 Paul Richard Armstrong was listed as a trustee of the Charity and Social Business Trust, a charity which received grants of €237,416 (2023: €461,196) during the year. Alex Vander Linde was listed as a Trustee of Minds Matter Bay Area, a charity which received a grant of £219,312 (2023: €228,394) and a donation of €16,954 (2023: €14,170) during the year. Conflicted Trustees take no part in decisions in respect of the selection of relevant charities or the award of grants to such charities.” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Permira Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£4.6m
Total spending
£5.0m
Reserves (reported)
£296k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 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: France · Germany · Guernsey · Hong Kong · Italy · Luxembourg · Singapore · South Korea · Spain · Sweden · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£4.6m£5.0m
31/12/2024£4.1m£3.9m
31/12/2023£4.3m£4.8m
31/12/2022£7.0m£6.4m
31/12/2021£3.3m£2.8m

Common questions

Is THE PERMIRA FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported unrestricted free reserves of €779,852, which the trustees consider to be in line with their policy target of three months' operating costs. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, citing sufficient reserves and the continued commitment of the Permira Group to fund the charity. The auditor reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

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