Barrow Foundation UK

Analysis

Barrow Foundation UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Frome. It was registered in May 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03565051). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Barrow Foundation UK reported income of £169k and spending of £2.4m, spending 1442% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £53k to £169k (+221%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 592% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Barrow Foundation UK sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elderly Accommodation Counsel (£169k), Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary Society (£169k) and Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team (£169k).