The Cressy Foundation
Analysis
The Cressy Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in January 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Cressy Foundation reported income of £31k and spending of £32k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3,042 to £31k (+933%), an average of +79% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 1591%. Over the whole period it spent 150% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Cressy Foundation sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Poplar Primary School (£31k), New Village Hall, Edington (£31k) and Pevensey Memorial Hall (£31k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Awarding scholarships exhibitions endowments or grants or maintenance allowances tenable at the Prebendal School Chichester and making grants to Western Orchestral Society Ltd and Western Orchestral Foundation Charity.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Poplar Primary School | London | £31k |
| New Village Hall, Edington | Somerset | £31k |
| Pevensey Memorial Hall | East Sussex | £31k |
| The Dorking Concertgoers Society | Surrey | £31k |