Cosmetic Toiletry and Perfumery Foundation

Analysis

Cosmetic Toiletry and Perfumery Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Epsom. It was registered in January 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02850925). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Cosmetic Toiletry and Perfumery Foundation reported income of £3.0m and spending of £3.3m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £3.0m (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cosmetic Toiletry and Perfumery Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Crewe Youth Zone Ltd (£3.0m), The Pixel Fund (£3.0m) and Rye Health and Care (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 50%, donations and legacies 34% and trading 16%. Charitable activities took 41% of spending and raising funds 29%. Reserves of £740k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.