Foundation for Social and Economic Thinking

Analysis

Foundation for Social and Economic Thinking is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Foundation for Social and Economic Thinking reported income of £31k and spending of £8,315, leaving 73% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £52k to £31k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Foundation for Social and Economic Thinking sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Invictus Trust (£31k), Samaritans Brierley Hill Branch (£31k) and Brighton & Hove Soiree Rotary Settlement (£31k).