The de Avenley Foundation

Analysis

The de Avenley Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ulverston. It was registered in August 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The de Avenley Foundation reported income of £40k and spending of £570, leaving 99% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £69k to £40k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 0.8% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The de Avenley Foundation sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crampton Tower Railway Museum Society (£40k), The Stuart and Cherrilyn Keogh Foundation (£40k) and Lawyers Music (£40k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.