Point North Community Foundation

Analysis

Point North Community Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Meadowfield Industrial Estate. It was registered in June 1995, 31 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 03072153). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Point North Community Foundation reported income of £7.7m and spending of £15.8m, spending 206% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £4.9m to £7.7m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 152%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Point North Community Foundation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St James's Place Charitable Foundation (£7.4m), Localgiving Foundation (£8.0m) and Internet Watch Foundation (£7.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86%, investments 9.4% and donations and legacies 4.2%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £6.2m. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.