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sao foundation

The charity supports children and young people. Sao Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, France, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The objects of the charity are to advance in life and relieve the needs of underprivileged young people in the UK and Africa particularly but not exclusively, through the provision of financial and mentoring support as a means of: (a) advancing education; (b) relieving sickness; and (c) providing visual and performing arts activities

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£517,094
Latest Expenditure
£390,201

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 75.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £314,688
Charitable Activities £202,406
Other Trading £0
Investments £0
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £390,201
Raising Funds £0
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£517,094£390,201£390,201-£40,866£00 / 2
2023£595,038£672,728£570,453-£167,759£00 / 5
2022£245,602£280,6780 / 1
2021£0£29,6630 / 1
2020£184,169£176,0550 / 1

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers