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PURPOSEFUL VENTURES

Registered charity 1204622 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£17.3m
Latest spending
£16.2m
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1,113,000 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £17,310,000 and expenditure of £16,197,000. Free reserves stood at £2,191,000, which the trustees confirmed was within their stated policy target of three to six months' core operating expenditure. The trustees and auditors both concluded that there is no material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £180,001 - £190,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £125k)
“In the band £180,001 - £190,000 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Services provided by ARK
“ARK provided various services including office, HR, finance and IT support to the Charity at a value of £154,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goodman Jones LLP.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£17.3m
Total spending
£16.2m
Cost of raising funds
£287k
Reserves (reported)
£2.2m
Employees
42

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Ireland · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£17.3m£16.2m
31/08/2024£22.5m£12.6m

Common questions

Is PURPOSEFUL VENTURES financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1,113,000 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £17,310,000 and expenditure of £16,197,000. Free reserves stood at £2,191,000, which the trustees confirmed was within their stated policy target of three to six months' core operating expenditure. The trustees and auditors both concluded that there is no material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goodman Jones LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of PURPOSEFUL VENTURES earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £180,001 - £190,000 band.

Who funds PURPOSEFUL VENTURES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PURPOSEFUL VENTURES as a grant recipient include AKO FOUNDATION, The Barratt Redrow Foundation, CHK Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
AKO FOUNDATIONFY2024£1.3m
AKO FOUNDATIONFY2025£1.3m
The Barratt Redrow FoundationFY2025£200k
CHK FoundationFY2024£10k

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
Founders Pledge Ltd1£6.5m
EFFECTIVE VENTURES FOUNDATION1£1.0m
FOUR DAUGHTERS CHARITABLE TRUST1£50k
THE NORTH WALES POLICE AND COMMUNITY TRUST1£250

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