The Pharos Foundation

Analysis

The Pharos Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 14647091). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Pharos Foundation reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.2m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2024 to March 2025, income grew from £867k to £1.4m (+66%), an average of +66% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Pharos Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Sandwell Valley School (£1.4m), South Bank Students' Union Ltd (£1.4m) and Regional Studies Association (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 3.9%. Reserves of £133k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.