Aruna and Ambika Paul Foundation

Registered charity 276127 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AMBIKA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, AMBIKA PAUL FOUNDATION, Aruna and Ambika Foundation

The foundation gives grants to further education and to promote the health and wellbeing of young people, mainly in the UK, India and the USA. It also gives humanitarian relief where appropriate, from time to time.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £4,649,387, which the trustees consider adequate to meet commitments and foreseeable administrative costs. The charity reported a net income of £303,379 for the year, driven by investment gains, while charitable expenditure decreased significantly to £38,287 due to fewer grants awarded. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~10.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (87% 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: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• THE HON AKASH PAUL
• THE HON AMBAR PAUL
• THE HON ANJLI PAUL

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

Operates in: India · United States

Income and spending

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