Fara Foundation
Analysis
Fara Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 8 Waldegrave Road. It was registered in December 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07432706). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Fara Foundation reported income of £12.6m and spending of £13.1m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £9.6m to £12.6m (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Fara Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lloyd's Register International (£12.5m), Choose Love (£12.6m) and United Jewish Israel Appeal (£12.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.8%. Charitable activities took 19% of spending and raising funds 80%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.2m. Reserves of £11.7m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 283 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.4%
- Charitable activities 97%
- Investments 2.8%
In the charity's own words
FARA has worked with abandoned and vulnerable children and young people in Romania, many with disabilities, since 1991. It aims to transform their lives by providing family-style homes, recovery and training in four residential centres, social support to promote school attendance in six villages and, in four centres, special needs education and specialist child therapy.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Lloyd's Register International | London | £12.5m |
| Choose Love | London | £12.6m |
| United Jewish Israel Appeal | London | £12.5m |
| The Calleva Foundation | London | £12.6m |