FARA FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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.
Latest income
£12.5m
Expenditure
£12.8m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £7.6m | £7.5m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £9.6m | £9.9m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £12.1m | £11.0m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £12.7m | £12.2m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £12.5m | £12.8m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £28k |
| Charitable activities | £12.0m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £437k |
| Total income | £12.5m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £2.3m |
| Raising funds | £10.5m |
| Grants to institutions | £2.1m |
| Governance | £8k |
| Total expenditure | £12.8m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £11.6m |
| Total funds | £11.6m |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £11.6m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £11.6m |
| Cash | £1.4m |
People
| Employees | 282 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Accommodation/housing
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.