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PERSULA FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1194819 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £229,971 for the year ended 30 April 2025, reversing a previous deficit. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £58,973, with the charity relying on donations from Richer Sounds Limited as its principal funding source. The trustees confirmed the charity is well-placed to manage its business risks and maintain operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate funds to deal with current and mediumterm needs (held: £59k)
“The Foundation’s policy with regard to reserves is to maintain adequate funds to deal with current and mediumterm needs.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by RSM UK Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.0m
Cost of raising funds
£18k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 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: 1.4% 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£1.3m£1.0m
30/04/2024£1.1m£1.5m
30/04/2023£1.3m£1.3m
30/04/2022£1.0m£767k

Common questions

Is PERSULA FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £229,971 for the year ended 30 April 2025, reversing a previous deficit. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £58,973, with the charity relying on donations from Richer Sounds Limited as its principal funding source. The trustees confirmed the charity is well-placed to manage its business risks and maintain operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.

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 ADDERSTONE FOUNDATION1£1.2m
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION1£1.0m
THE HEALTH FOUNDATION1£496k
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION1£382k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£300k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£150k
THE DULVERTON TRUST1£145k
THE PATRICIA AND DONALD SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST1£40k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PERSULA FOUNDATION£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
THE FAIRNESS FOUNDATION FY2025£242k——unclear—no doubt
RICHER SOUNDS FOUNDATION FY2025£560k—0unclear—no doubt
PERSONAL BEST FOUNDATION FY2025£135k—0below—no doubt
RICHARD SHEPHARD MUSIC FOUNDATION FY2025£671k—0within—no doubt
PARK LANE FOUNDATION FY2025£452k—0above—no doubt

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