The Puri Foundation

Analysis

The Puri Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in June 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Puri Foundation reported income of £5.3m and spending of £231k, leaving 96% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £646k to £5.3m (+721%), an average of +69% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 1090%. Over the whole period it spent 51% 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 Puri Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Society for Endocrinology (£5.3m), Dreamchasing (£5.3m) and Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre (£5.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92% and investments 7.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £200k. Charitable activities took 50% of spending and raising funds 41%. Grants to other organisations totalled £98k. Reserves of £10.3m would cover about 489 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.