The Mary Hare Foundation
Analysis
The Mary Hare Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in April 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The Mary Hare Foundation reported income of £414k and spending of £334k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £1.4m to £414k (-69%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 134% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Mary Hare Foundation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Together Our Community (£413k), New Beginnings Horses (£414k) and B:friend (£413k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The objects of The Mary Hare Foundation are the relief of persons suffering from deafness and the advancement of education amongst the deaf. In practice, the Foundation directs its support towards the deaf children attending the Mary Hare School, Mary Hare Primary School, the Burwood Centre in Newbury and those who benefit from Mary Hare's outreach work (reg. charity 1048386).
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Together Our Community | Chichester | £413k |
| New Beginnings Horses | York | £414k |
| B:friend | Doncaster | £413k |
| Jubilee Church (Acm) | Grantham | £414k |