St Catherine Foundation

Analysis

St Catherine Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03091163). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, St Catherine Foundation reported income of £183k and spending of £138k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £108k to £183k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, St Catherine Foundation sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Churnet Valley Railway (NSRC) Heritage Trust Limited (£182k), British Dragonfly Society (£183k) and Planning Aid Wales (£181k).