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THE PHAROS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1203615 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a positive financial outcome with net income of £243,839 and unrestricted funds of £56,884. Per the trustees' report, these unrestricted funds are held below the stated policy target of £405,000 to £675,000, though the trustees expect the target to be met within the first quarter of the next fiscal year. The trustees confirm adequate resources for going concern purposes.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: unclear
“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows: 2” — page 22
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 2
“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows: 2” — page 22
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“Whilst at the end of the financial year unrestricted funds of £56,884 were held below the target level”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 15
“During the Period the charitable company entered into the following transactions with related parties: £35,496 donation was received from one trustee.” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Corporate structure

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£49k
Reserves (reported)
£133k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.4m£1.2m
31/03/2024£867k£623k

Common questions

Is THE PHAROS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity achieved a positive financial outcome with net income of £243,839 and unrestricted funds of £56,884. Per the trustees' report, these unrestricted funds are held below the stated policy target of £405,000 to £675,000, though the trustees expect the target to be met within the first quarter of the next fiscal year. The trustees confirm adequate resources for going concern purposes. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE PHAROS FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the unclear band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE PHAROS FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PHAROS FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE DAVID AND CLAUDIA HARDING FOUNDATION, THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE DAVID AND CLAUDIA HARDING FOUNDATIONFY2024£100k
THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ADDERSTONE FOUNDATION1£1.2m
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION1£4k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST1£0

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