THE PENDLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1197750 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME BY PROVIDING GRANTS, LAND AND PREMISES TO ORGANISATIONS, CHARITIES AND COMMUNITIES EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

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TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME BY PROVIDING GRANTS, LAND AND PREMISES TO ORGANISATIONS, CHARITIES AND COMMUNITIES EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,008,651, which the trustees believe are sufficient to cover management, administration, and support costs for the forthcoming year. The charity reported a net deficit of £102,050 for the year, primarily due to charitable expenditure exceeding incoming resources, following a significant prior-year donation of a property. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Antony Clarksonchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jill Hartley
• Sheila Clarkson

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

Operates in: Australia · Canada · Portugal · Throughout England · United States

Income and spending

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