Paul Foundation

Analysis

Paul Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, 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 March 2025, Paul Foundation reported income of £884k and spending of £913k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £257k to £884k (+244%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 418%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Paul Foundation sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South East and Central Essex Mind Limited (£883k), The Toby Henderson Trust Limited (£884k) and Haslingden Community Link (£883k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 67% and donations and legacies 33%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 16%. Grants to other organisations totalled £748k. Reserves of £524k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate.