Sir John Hicks Foundation

Analysis

Sir John Hicks Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in April 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 individuals, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Sir John Hicks Foundation reported income of £16k and spending of £5,969, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £11k to £16k (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 55% 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, Sir John Hicks Foundation sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Burscough and District University of the Third Age (£16k), Friends of Watlington Library (£16k) and Concerts for Craswall Trust (£16k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.