Wallace & Gromit's Children's Foundation

Analysis

Wallace & Gromit's Children's Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in January 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03008531). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wallace & Gromit's Children's Foundation reported income of £3.3m and spending of £3.4m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £3.3m (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Wallace & Gromit's Children's 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 Taigh Mor Foundation (£3.3m), Age UK Nottingham & Nottinghamshire (£3.3m) and Save an Orphan (International) (£3.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 70%, trading 22% and investments 8.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £139k. Charitable activities took 53% of spending and raising funds 16%. Grants to other organisations totalled £776k. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 41 people.