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The Brazil Friends Foundation

Registered charity 1188644 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BRAZIL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION

The charity will provide financial grants to other charities, organisations and projects which are based in, or carry out their work in Brazil i.e. the general public to further its charitable purposes. The aim of the charity is to support the public/communities in need in Brazil.

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Latest income
£528k
Latest spending
£440k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £19,972, which is below the stated reserves policy target of maintaining a level equivalent to non-grant expenditure of at least one year. The charity reported a net income surplus of £87,678 for the year, with total incoming resources of £527,682 against total expenditure of £440,004.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year of non-grant expenditure (held: £20k)
“It is the policy of the CIO that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to non-grant expenditure of at least one year.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£528k
Total spending
£440k
Cost of raising funds
£92k
Reserves (reported)
£20k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (94% 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: 17.3% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Brazil

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£528k£440k
31/12/2023£639k£618k
31/12/2022£330k£302k
31/12/2021£5k£4k
31/12/2020£10k£15k

Common questions

Is The Brazil Friends Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £19,972, which is below the stated reserves policy target of maintaining a level equivalent to non-grant expenditure of at least one year. The charity reported a net income surplus of £87,678 for the year, with total incoming resources of £527,682 against total expenditure of £440,004. Its FY2024 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 BRITISH FRIENDS OF MASAT MOSHE1£448k
HOLMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£181k
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST1£95k
THE INDIGO TRUST1£45k
THE BLAGRAVE TRUST1£39k
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION1£30k
MOLE CHARITABLE TRUST1£22k
BRIDGE HOUSE ESTATES1£15k

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
The Brazil Friends Foundation£528k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HADDAD FOUNDATION FY2024£8.3m——unclear—no doubt
THE SUPPORT FOUNDATION FY2025£190k—0below—no doubt
BRCK Foundation FY2025£226k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF B'EZRI FY2024£788k—0above—no doubt
FRIENDS OF CHARITY INTERNATIONAL FY2025£121k—0unclear—no doubt

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