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THE PENCHANT FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1188402 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Penchant Foundation is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation that makes grants to charities selected by its Trustees. Charities may make applications to the Foundation but should understand that the Trustees give the majority of their grants to charities that they have already identified.

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Latest income
£135k
Latest spending
£291k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income was £135,454 against total expenditure of £290,718, resulting in a net deficit before investment gains. However, net investment gains of £335,419 resulted in an overall net income of £180,155, increasing total funds to £5,644,430. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three years' worth of budgeted grant-making (held: £5.6m)
“The Trustees wish to maintain at least 3 years' worth of budgeted grant-making in cash or lower risk liquid investments.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£135k£291k
30/06/2024£81k£214k
30/06/2023£59k£233k
30/06/2022£242k£270k
30/06/2021£29k£298k

Common questions

Is THE PENCHANT FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income was £135,454 against total expenditure of £290,718, resulting in a net deficit before investment gains. However, net investment gains of £335,419 resulted in an overall net income of £180,155, increasing total funds to £5,644,430. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£1.2m
THE ERANDA ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION1£669k
THE GENERATIONAL FOUNDATION1£500k
THE NEIGHBOURLY FOUNDATION1£100k
THE RORY AND ELIZABETH BROOKS FOUNDATION1£53k
THE HINDUJA FOUNDATION1£25k
THE JAGCLIF CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
Moto Foundation1£16k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PROWTING CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PENCHANT FOUNDATION£135k—0unclear—no doubt
PROWTING CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£140k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PRET FOUNDATION FY2025£1.3m£70,000 to £80,0001above—no doubt
THE PURI FOUNDATION FY2025£5.3m—0above—no doubt
THE GENERATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2024£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
QUINTESSENTIALLY FOUNDATION FY2025£1.3m——unclear—no doubt

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