Perenco Foundation

Analysis

Perenco Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2024, 2 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Perenco Foundation reported income of £4.4m and spending of £3.6m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £4.4m (+209%), an average of +209% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 209%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Perenco 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Ehsan Relief Worldwide (£4.4m), Givedirectly UK (£4.4m) and The Tabernacle Global Ministries (£4.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.5m. Reserves of £971k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate.