The Margaret Foundation

Analysis

The Margaret Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Margaret Foundation reported income of £23k and spending of £33k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £24k to £23k (-3.2%), an average of -0.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 119% 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 Margaret Foundation sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Shirley and Ian Watson Charitable Trust (£23k), Thenmaradchi Development Association (£23k) and Aid2africa.co.uk (£23k).