Cook Foundation UK
Analysis
Cook Foundation UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in August 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Cook Foundation UK reported income of £14k and spending of £250, leaving 98% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5,600 to £14k (+154%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 907%. Over the whole period it spent 38% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Cook Foundation UK sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of St Mary's, Brecon (£14k), Pen Selwood Community Association (£14k) and The Somerset Masonic Charity (£14k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The support of such charity or charities or for such charitable purpose or purposes as the Trustees in their absolute discretion think fit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of St Mary's, Brecon | Brecon | £14k |
| Pen Selwood Community Association | Somerset | £14k |
| The Somerset Masonic Charity | Wiltshire | £14k |
| Ewelme Village Hall | Wallingford | £14k |