Persula Foundation

Analysis

Persula Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Persula Foundation reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.0m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.3m (+24%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Persula 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mallinckrodt Foundation (£1.2m), The British and Irish Churches Trust Limited (£1.3m) and The Fyrish Foundation (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £971k.