FARA FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 16 December 2010
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07432706
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £12,574,667
Latest expenditure: £13,056,098
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: FARA Foundation, Suite 1, Level 2, 8 Waldegrave Road, TW11 8HT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.faracharity.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

FARA has worked with abandoned and vulnerable children and young people in Romania, many with disabilities, since 1991. It aims to transform their lives by providing family-style homes, recovery and training in four residential centres, social support to promote school attendance in six villages and, in four centres, special needs education and specialist child therapy.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 23 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 23 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £12,574,667
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,056,098

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 15 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 15 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £12,457,682
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,757,083

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 25 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £12,676,775
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,211,040

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 16 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 16 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £12,083,182
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,040,713

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 28 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £9,613,316
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,881,958

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £12,574,667
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,056,098
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 3
Count Volunteers: 300

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 15 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £12,457,682
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,757,083
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 3
Count Volunteers: 218

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 25 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £12,676,775
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,211,040
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 2
Count Volunteers: 382

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £12,083,182
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,040,713
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 172

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £9,613,316
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,881,958
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £1,360,945
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 212

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 49422
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 12176660
Income Investments: 348585
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 12574667
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £10,563,461
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,492,637
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 13056098
Expenditure Investment Management: 21236
Expenditure Grants Institution: 2179658
Expenditure Governance: 109346
Expenditure Support Costs: 329177
Expenditure Depreciation: 70822
Gain Loss Investment: 585975
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £11,725,692
Assets Total Fixed: 7599517
Assets Own Use: 264286
Assets Long Term Investment: 7335231
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £5,487,043
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,360,867
Assets Current Investment: 947769
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £11,725,693
Creditors One Year Total Current: 503267
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 857600
Assets Cash: £3,710,160
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 11725693
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 11725693
Count Employees: 283
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 15 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 27549
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 11992925
Income Investments: 437208
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 12457682
Income Legacies: 1500
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £10,461,919
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,295,164
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 12757083
Expenditure Investment Management: 29714
Expenditure Grants Institution: 2086460
Expenditure Governance: 8298
Expenditure Support Costs: 208702
Expenditure Depreciation: 58931
Gain Loss Investment: 154664
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £11,621,148
Assets Total Fixed: 6771787
Assets Own Use: 203670
Assets Long Term Investment: 6568117
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £6,152,294
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,302,933
Assets Current Investment: 3665384
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £11,621,148
Creditors One Year Total Current: 424400
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 878533
Assets Cash: £1,377,533
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 11621148
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 11621148
Count Employees: 282
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 25 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 23880
Income Other Trading Activities: 12365519
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 287376
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 12676775
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £9,517,504
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,693,536
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 12211040
Expenditure Investment Management: 18884
Expenditure Grants Institution: 2382850
Expenditure Governance: 38950
Expenditure Support Costs: 310686
Expenditure Depreciation: 84058
Gain Loss Investment: 183842
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £11,765,885
Assets Total Fixed: 7036090
Assets Own Use: 242044
Assets Long Term Investment: 6794046
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £5,902,357
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,172,562
Assets Current Investment: 1934333
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £11,765,885
Creditors One Year Total Current: 483334
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 689228
Assets Cash: £2,657,234
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 11765885
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 11765885
Count Employees: 279
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 41316
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 11875720
Income Investments: 166146
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 12083182
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £8,958,079
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,082,634
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 11040713
Expenditure Investment Management: 18977
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1794199
Expenditure Governance: 41927
Expenditure Support Costs: 299361
Expenditure Depreciation: 21892
Gain Loss Investment: -575719
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 165000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £11,116,291
Assets Total Fixed: 5447927
Assets Own Use: 625710
Assets Long Term Investment: 4822217
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £6,873,095
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,204,731
Assets Current Investment: 930279
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £11,116,291
Creditors One Year Total Current: 479379
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 725352
Assets Cash: £5,274,217
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 11116291
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 11116291
Count Employees: 318
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 43763
Income Other Trading Activities: 9458319
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 111234
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 9613316
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £7,876,393
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,005,565
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 9881958
Expenditure Investment Management: 8266
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1734234
Expenditure Governance: 271331
Expenditure Support Costs: 284668
Expenditure Depreciation: 75944
Gain Loss Investment: 261763
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -70000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £10,484,540
Assets Total Fixed: 5783855
Assets Own Use: 519845
Assets Long Term Investment: 5264010
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £5,562,530
Assets Total Liabilities: £861,845
Assets Current Investment: 923552
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £10,484,540
Creditors One Year Total Current: 383360
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 478485
Assets Cash: £3,887,790
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 10484540
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 10484540
Count Employees: 306
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Romania
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: FARA FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2023-10-10T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 1004911
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1004911
Assoc Charity Name: FARA FOUNDATION

Charity Name: FARA FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2010-12-16T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM 08 NOV 2010 as amended on 14 Apr 2023 as amended on 22 Mar 2024
Charitable Objects: FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:-INSPIRED BY CHRISTIAN VALUES FOR THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING OF THOSE CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN ROMANIA WHO ARE LIVING IN POVERTY OR MARGINALISED OR WHO HAVE DISABILTIES BY:-1. PROVIDING FAMILY STYLE RESIDENTIAL HOMES AND SUPPORTED LIVING ACCOMMODATION IN ROMANIA2. PROVIDING EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX NEEDS IN DAY CARE CENTRES AND OUTREACH PROGRAMMES3. PROVIDING COMMUNITY BASED CARE TO THOSE LIVING IN POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER AND EQUIPMENT4. PROVIDING REHABILITATION AND TRAINING FOR THOSE DISABILITIES5. ADVOCATING FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INCLUSION OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND ADULTS6. ARRANGING AND PROVIDING FOR, OR JOINING IN, ARRANGING AND PROVIDING FOR, THE HOLDING OF EXHIBITIONS, MEETINGS, LECTURES, SEMINARS AND TRAINING COURSES
Area Of Benefit: ROMANIA

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 430934
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: FARA FOUNDATION

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling