The Permira Foundation

Analysis

The Permira Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2017, 9 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 10877948). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Permira Foundation reported income of £4.6m and spending of £5.0m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3.3m to £4.6m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Permira Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Open Road Visions (£4.6m), Sarcoma UK (£4.6m) and Resuscitation Council (UK) (£4.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.7m. Reserves of £296k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.