PARADIFFERENCE FOUNDATION UK

Registered charity 1189004 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity support research in the field of paraganglioma anf pheochromocytoma, with special regard to malignant paragangliomas caused by the SDHB mutation.

Objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL AND TO PROMOTE MEDICAL RESEARCH RELATED TO NEUROENDOCRINE CANCERS (PARTICULARLY PARAGANGLIOMA AND PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA, WITH SPECIAL REGARD TO MALIGNANT PARAGANGLIOMAS CAUSED BY THE SDHB MUTATION) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.(B) TO ADVANCE HEALTH BY SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO IMPROVE TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH NEUROENDOCRINE CANCERS.(C) TO ADVANCE SCIENCE BY INCREASING THE EXISTING BODY OF KNOWLEDGE IN RELATION TO THE UNDERSTANDING, DIAGNOSIS, MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF NEUROENDOCRINE CANCERS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £2,027,350 at the year end, supported by net income of £92,485. The trustees report that the charity has minimal running costs and sufficient reserves to meet current research agreements. The auditor confirmed that 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

Related-party transaction: Donations received include £1,545,595 (2024: £1,585,414) from a company where two of the trustees are directors.
“Donations received include £1,545,595 (2024: £1,585,414) from a company where two of the trustees are directors. Other creditors includes £8,051 due to Paradifference Foundation Sweden where there are common trustees.” — page 15
“Donations received include £1,545,595 (2024: £1,585,414) from a company where two of the trustees are directors. Other creditors includes £8,051 due to Paradifference Foundation Sweden where there are common trustees.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Other creditors includes £8,051 due to Paradifference Foundation Sweden where there are common trustees.
“Donations received include £1,545,595 (2024: £1,585,414) from a company where two of the trustees are directors. Other creditors includes £8,051 due to Paradifference Foundation Sweden where there are common trustees.” — page 15
“Donations received include £1,545,595 (2024: £1,585,414) from a company where two of the trustees are directors. Other creditors includes £8,051 due to Paradifference Foundation Sweden where there are common trustees.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bright Grahame Murray. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Paradifference Foundation UK (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.5m
Reserves (reported)
£2.0m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~16.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£1.6m£1.5m
05/04/2024£1.6m£543k
05/04/2023£804k£664k
05/04/2022£723k£10k
05/04/2021£500£48

Common questions

Is PARADIFFERENCE FOUNDATION UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £2,027,350 at the year end, supported by net income of £92,485. The trustees report that the charity has minimal running costs and sufficient reserves to meet current research agreements. The auditor confirmed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bright Grahame Murray.

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 WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST1£7k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PARADIFFERENCE FOUNDATION UK£1.6m—0unclear—no doubt
THE PITUITARY FOUNDATION FY2025£448k—0unclear—no doubt
PTEN RESEARCH FOUNDATION FY2025£716k£180,001 - £190,000—unclear—no doubt
PARABOLA FOUNDATION FY2025£448k—0unclear—no doubt
DIDACT FOUNDATION FY2025£2.3m—0below—no doubt
The Brindle Foundation FY2025£2.3m—0below—no doubt

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