A M Qattan Foundation

Analysis

A M Qattan Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1993, 33 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 company (Companies House number 02171893). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, A M Qattan Foundation reported income of £2.6m and spending of £7.0m, spending 268% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £11.8m to £2.6m (-78%), an average of -31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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, A M Qattan Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include English National Ballet School Limited (£2.6m), Lowther Gardens, Lytham (£2.6m) and Worcester Theatres Charitable Trust Ltd (£2.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 77%, investments 18% and charitable activities 3.8%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £153k. Reserves of £4.9m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 68 people.

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.