The Chamberlain Foundation

Analysis

The Chamberlain Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Chamberlain Foundation reported income of £21k and spending of £15k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1,913 to £21k (+1001%), an average of +82% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 267%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Chamberlain Foundation sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Blunt Family Charity (£21k), Catfield United Charities (£21k) and Christian Faith Church International (£21k).