VARGA FAMILY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1208047 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£337k
Latest spending
£126k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,364,443, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet existing grant commitments and administrative costs without a formal reserves policy target. The charity relies on investment income and donations from entities related to trustees to fund its operations, with no formal fundraising activities undertaken. The trustees report a healthy financial position supported by a diversified investment portfolio, despite a net loss on investments for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no formal level of free reserves (held: £2.4m)
“The Trustees assess that there is no need to hold a formal level of free reserves as the grant making programme is carried out at the trustees' discretion and there are few overheads.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 2024 donations from a trustee
“There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2024 - £1,707,273 worth of donations from a trustee.)” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£14k
Reserves (reported)
£2.4m
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (93% 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 — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£337k£126k
31/12/2024£1.9m£14k

Common questions

Is VARGA FAMILY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,364,443, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet existing grant commitments and administrative costs without a formal reserves policy target. The charity relies on investment income and donations from entities related to trustees to fund its operations, with no formal fundraising activities undertaken. The trustees report a healthy financial position supported by a diversified investment portfolio, despite a net loss on investments for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BKL Audit LLP.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
VARGA FAMILY FOUNDATION£337k—0above—no doubt
GRAFF FOUNDATION FY2025£1.4m—0above—no doubt
THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATION FY2025£224k—0within—no doubt
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT FY2025£120k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TANAGRA FOUNDATION FY2024£147k—0unclear—no doubt
BEEBY FAMILY FOUNDATION FY2025£285k—0unclear—no doubt

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