VODAFONE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1193984 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Vodafone Foundation is at the centre of a network of 24 global & local social investment programmes. Through this unique network, we are able to think & act locally & respond to the needs of the communities in which Vodafone operates. Globally, we harness the power of mobile technology to deliver long-term sustainable programmes that drive transformational change & support disaster response.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to €2,771,864, which remains within the trustees' stated policy target range of €0 to €5 million. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Vodafone Group Plc — “Vodafone Group Plc is our principal funder.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (26/03/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Nick Landchair
• Avril Danica Haines
• ELIZABETH FILKIN
• Govinda Sateesh Kamath
• Joakim Reiter
• Maaike Helena De Bie
• Maria Amparo Moraleda Martinez
• Patricia Ithau
• Ruth McGill
• Sandra Breka · trustee of 1 other charity
• Tarek Naman Alami

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

Operates in: Albania · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Czech Republic · Egypt · Germany · Ghana · Greece · Hungary · India · Ireland · Italy · Kenya

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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