THE NATASHA POONAWALLA FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1197420 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE NATASHA AND ADAR POONAWALLA FOUNDATION

The activities are the advancement of health and the prevention or relief of sickness and the relief of those in need by reason of ill-health in particular through the provision of financial and other support, assistance and advice, in order to save and enhance the lives of individuals and the advancement of education and learning in relation to medical science

Objects

4.1 THE ONLY OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:4.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE, IN ORDER TO SAVE AND ENHANCE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS;4.1.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING IN RELATION TO MEDICAL SCIENCE AND IN PARTICULAR THE PROMOTION OF VACCINE RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF, IN ORDER TO SAVE AND ENHANCE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS; AND4.1.3 SUCH OTHER INCIDENTAL AND ANCILLARY EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACTIVITY AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT,(THE OBJECTS).

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

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,997,556, which the trustees consider adequate to meet current and medium-term needs. The charity generated a surplus of £49,455 for the year, primarily from investment income, while incurring £12,996 in fundraising costs. The trustees confirmed that sufficient cash is available to cover running costs for at least twelve months from the date of approval.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by KNAV Limited. Discloses 4 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 13678016

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• COLL, Andrew Patrick — director, appointed 13/10/2021on trustee list
• SINEL, Paul — director, appointed 13/10/2021on trustee list

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

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: 0.7% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Collchair
• Paul Sinel

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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