The Reta Lila Howard Foundation
Analysis
The Reta Lila Howard Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in October 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02984176). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Reta Lila Howard Foundation reported income of £157k and spending of £616k, spending 393% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £84 to £157k (+186569%), an average of +557% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 79117%. Over the whole period it spent 779% of the income it received.
Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Reta Lila Howard Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Weston-Super-Mare Lions Club (CIO) (£157k), Martin Charitable Trust (£157k) and Spiral - Preventing the Effect of Bullying (£156k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Charity's principal objective is to promote charitable purposes within British Isles & the Republic of Ireland by the provision of financial grants to other charitable bodies. The funds will be directed to selected projects to support the education of young people (up to the age of 16) or to ameliorate their physical and emotional environment. The charity does not accept unsolicited proposals
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Weston-Super-Mare Lions Club (CIO) | Weston-Super-Mare | £157k |
| Martin Charitable Trust | London | £157k |
| Spiral - Preventing the Effect of Bullying | Caldewgate | £156k |
| The Ajs Charitable Trust | Tunbridge Wells | £157k |