Phan Foundation

Analysis

Phan Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Phan Foundation reported income of £91k and spending of £93k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £60k to £91k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 348%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Phan Foundation sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cherished (£91k), The Romanian Orthodox Parish of St John the Baptist and St Alban (£91k) and North Solihull Foodbank (£91k).