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the permira foundation

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. The Permira Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, China, 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 Charity is primarily funded from contributions from Partners of Permira, the Charity does not currently seek donations from the general public.The Charity's objectives are: Advance education of young people; Prevent and relieve poverty; Advance and preserve good health, and prevent and relieve sickness; Promote social inclusion by preventing people from becoming socially excluded

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£4,145,960
Latest Expenditure
£3,933,592

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 94.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 15.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £4,145,937
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £23
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,933,592
Raising Funds £0
Governance £596,539
Grants to Institutions £3,337,053
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£4,145,960£3,933,592£3,933,592£646,643£646,6432 / 75
2023£4,337,299£4,821,500£4,218,298£469,970£469,9702 / 5
2022£6,950,732£6,441,429£5,673,259£973,912£973,9120 / 5
2021£3,339,326£2,847,264£0£440,646£00 / 5
2020£5,786,958£6,196,640£0-£56,224£00 / 5

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers