The Pears Family Charitable Foundation

Analysis

The Pears Family Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Pears Family Charitable Foundation reported income of £28.5m and spending of £28.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £32.9m to £28.5m (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Pears Family Charitable Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cobalt Health (£28.2m), Everybody Health & Leisure (£28.7m) and The National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy Charitable Trust (£28.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £27.6m. Reserves of £29.4m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.