The Varrier-Jones Foundation

Analysis

The Varrier-Jones Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in September 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03377965). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Varrier-Jones Foundation reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.6m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.1m to £2.2m (+4.4%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Varrier-Jones Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Options for Life (£2.2m), Age Concern Kingston Upon Thames (£2.2m) and Surviving Economic Abuse (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 99%. Charitable activities took 54% of spending and raising funds 44%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.4m. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.