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THE PENNIES FOUNDATION

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Charitable companyMajorRegistered
www.pennies.org.uk

Promoting the voluntary sector by encouraging and facilitating charitable giving through the use of technology (in particular using pennies the digital charity box (pennies) designed to make it easier to give to charity, and monitoring the use of the funds by charitable organisations.

Latest HighlightsFY 2024

Income

All sources

£11,450,284
Expenditure

All activities

£11,352,038
Net Reserves

Unrestricted funds

£1,496,202
Total Assets

Gross assets

£4,120,562
Working Capital

Liquidity

£-177,546

Benchmark Performance

Comparing against 1,903 similar major charities

Compare vs:
Reserve Runway
1.6 months
Median: 3.6 monthsAround typical
Income Growth (1yr)
22.0%
Median: 8.2%Top quartile
Spending Efficiency
100.0%
Median: 97.2%Top quartile
Income Concentration
98.4%
Median: 87.1%Below typical
Fundraising ROI
N/A
Median: 27.3xUnknown
Income Volatility
5.7%
Median: 13.4%Top quartile
Self-Generated Income
0.4%
Median: 92.1%Below typical
3-Year Income CAGR
20.9%
Median: 8.7%Top quartile

Efficiency & Health

Charitable Spending
100%
Fundraising Eff.

% income retained

N/A
Governance Cost

% of expenditure

1.1%
Grant Making

% given away

85.2%
Debt Ratio

% of assets

63.7%
Survival Ratio

Months of reserves

1.6 months

Income Profile

Donations & Legacies

% of income

99.2%
Government Reliance

% of income

0%
Largest Source

Primary income

Donations & Legacies
Diversification

HHI: 9843

Highly Concentrated

Trends

Income Growth (1yr)

Year over Year

22.0%
Income CAGR (3yr)

Compound growth

20.9%
Volatility

Stable

5.7%
Reserves Trend

Direction

Stable

Governance

Employees

Staff count

20
Volunteers

Volunteer count

2
Volunteer Ratio

Per staff member

0.1:1
Revenue/Employee

Per head

£572,514
Trustee Benefits

Payments to trustees

No
High Earners

Earning over £60k

20%

Source: Charity Commission annual returns. Figures may differ from published accounts. Always verify with official charity filings for due diligence.

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