The Solti Foundation

Analysis

The Solti Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03506892). It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Solti Foundation reported income of £19k and spending of £21k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £27k to £19k (-29%), an average of -8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 232% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Solti Foundation sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashtead U3a (£19k), The Dalston Recreation Association (£19k) and Felsham and Gedding Village Hall (£19k).

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.