The Street Foundation

Analysis

The Street Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herefordshire. It was registered in March 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Street Foundation reported income of £750k and spending of £518k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £850k to £750k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 200%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Street Foundation sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Trails UK (£750k), Munshi Trust U.k. (£750k) and Womankind (£749k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £507k. Reserves of £481k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate.