The Issachar Foundation

Analysis

The Issachar Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stockport. It was registered in June 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Issachar Foundation reported income of £372k and spending of £26k, leaving 93% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £7,203 to £372k (+5064%), an average of +168% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 2962%. Over the whole period it spent 39% 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 Issachar Foundation sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 'spectrum Wasp' (£372k), Seaton and District Hospital League of Friends (£372k) and The New Group of World Servers Trust Fund (£372k).

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