THE PURI FOUNDATION

Registered charity 327854 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of financial assistance to those who are in conditions of need, the advancement of education and for the provision of facilities for recreation.

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

Latest income

£5.3m

Latest spending

£231k

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income rose significantly to £5,304,230, driven largely by donations, while charitable expenditure decreased to £126,637. The charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £10,296,569, which the trustees consider higher than needed against their policy target of three months of expenditure. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (92% of income)

“Total income for the year amounted to £5,304,230 (2024: £310,420). These include donations received of £4,880,000 (2024: £nil).” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £10.3m)

“The Trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from related parties

“During the year, there was several donations from related parties, being £100,000 from Purico Paper Company Limited, £850,000 from Donlow Limited, £500,000 from Purico Limited, £200,000 from Purico (USA) Limited, £240,000 from Bettix Limited, and £165,000 from Bolton Plastics Limited.” — page 27

“During the year, a Trustee made donations totalling £2,100,000 (2024: £nil).” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from a Trustee

“During the year, there was several donations from related parties, being £100,000 from Purico Paper Company Limited, £850,000 from Donlow Limited, £500,000 from Purico Limited, £200,000 from Purico (USA) Limited, £240,000 from Bettix Limited, and £165,000 from Bolton Plastics Limited.” — page 27

“During the year, a Trustee made donations totalling £2,100,000 (2024: £nil).” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grants to related charity

“During the year, there was several donations from related parties, being £100,000 from Purico Paper Company Limited, £850,000 from Donlow Limited, £500,000 from Purico Limited, £200,000 from Purico (USA) Limited, £240,000 from Bettix Limited, and £165,000 from Bolton Plastics Limited.” — page 27

“During the year, a Trustee made donations totalling £2,100,000 (2024: £nil).” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Investment income from nominee

“During the year, there was several donations from related parties, being £100,000 from Purico Paper Company Limited, £850,000 from Donlow Limited, £500,000 from Purico Limited, £200,000 from Purico (USA) Limited, £240,000 from Bettix Limited, and £165,000 from Bolton Plastics Limited.” — page 27

“During the year, a Trustee made donations totalling £2,100,000 (2024: £nil).” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Amounts owed to/from related parties

“During the year, there was several donations from related parties, being £100,000 from Purico Paper Company Limited, £850,000 from Donlow Limited, £500,000 from Purico Limited, £200,000 from Purico (USA) Limited, £240,000 from Bettix Limited, and £165,000 from Bolton Plastics Limited.” — page 27

“During the year, a Trustee made donations totalling £2,100,000 (2024: £nil).” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by UHY Hacker Young. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

University of Nottingham receives donation from Puri Foundation to fund cardiac and neonatal research nottingham.ac.uk · 25/11/2024

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income

£5.3m

Total spending

£231k

Cost of raising funds

£104k

Reserves (reported)

£10.3m

Employees

0

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Aman Puri
MARY KATHERINE MCGOWAN
NATHU RAM PURI
Phool Kumari · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: India · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£5.3m	£231k
05/04/2024	£446k	£2.4m
05/04/2023	£5.2m	£741k
05/04/2022	£653k	£1.8m
05/04/2021	£646k	£1.1m

Common questions

Is THE PURI FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income rose significantly to £5,304,230, driven largely by donations, while charitable expenditure decreased to £126,637. The charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £10,296,569, which the trustees consider higher than needed against their policy target of three months of expenditure. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UHY Hacker Young.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ADDERSTONE FOUNDATION	1	£1.2m
DEBMAR BENEVOLENT TRUST LIMITED	1	£314k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£183k
JEREMY ALEXANDER SETTLEMENT	1	£165k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST	1	£25k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER	1	£20k
THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM.

YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM income £834k
BEIS HAMEDRASH SHAAREI TEFILLAH income £133k
THE OCTOPUS FOUNDATION income £329k
THE GENERATIONS FOUNDATION income £138k
THE PRIORY FOUNDATION income £160k
PERSONAL BEST FOUNDATION income £135k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PURI FOUNDATION	£5.3m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025	£834k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BEIS HAMEDRASH SHAAREI TEFILLAH FY2025	£133k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE OCTOPUS FOUNDATION FY2025	£329k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GENERATIONS FOUNDATION FY2025	£138k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PRIORY FOUNDATION FY2025	£160k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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