The Wayne Sleep Foundation

Analysis

The Wayne Sleep Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Wayne Sleep Foundation reported income of £12k and spending of £35k, spending 302% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £1,273 to £12k (+816%), an average of +74% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 4529%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 Wayne Sleep Foundation sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Williamson and Priory Friends (£12k), Elevation (£12k) and Hull Bach Choir (£12k).

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.