The Pakhar Foundation
Analysis
The Pakhar Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sherborne. It was registered in March 2002, 24 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. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Pakhar Foundation reported income of £475k and spending of £388k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £262k to £475k (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 121% 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 Pakhar Foundation sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lifecraft (£475k), Coventry and Warwickshire Award Trust (£475k) and The Phillips and Rubens Charitable Trust (£475k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The trustees hold the trust fund and its income on trust to apply them in India and elsewhere at the trustees discretion for such charitable purposes as the trustees in their discretion think fit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Lifecraft | Cambridge | £475k |
| Coventry and Warwickshire Award Trust | Coventry | £475k |
| The Phillips and Rubens Charitable Trust | London | £475k |
| Oxford Head Injury Services | Oxford | £475k |