The Harry Bacon Foundation
Analysis
The Harry Bacon Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in July 1996, 30 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.
In the financial year ending May 2025, The Harry Bacon Foundation reported income of £94k and spending of £155k, spending 165% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £40k to £94k (+135%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 151% 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, The Harry Bacon 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 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bowles Charitable Trust (£94k), Bryn Blaen Community Wind Fund CIO (£94k) and HCR Law Charitable Trust (£94k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
General Charitable Purposes. Trust is open to applications. Please submit your application to https://funding.ludlowtrust.com
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Bowles Charitable Trust | Tonbridge | £94k |
| Bryn Blaen Community Wind Fund CIO | Llanidloes | £94k |
| HCR Law Charitable Trust | Worcester | £94k |
| The Inverforth Charitable Trust | London | £94k |