John and Irene Foster Charity

Analysis

John and Irene Foster Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in August 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, John and Irene Foster Charity reported income of £20k and spending of £23k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £19k to £20k (+9.9%), an average of +2.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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, John and Irene Foster Charity sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Conservatoire Concerts (£20k), The Scunthorpe and North Lincolnshire Concert Society (£20k) and Coolshade Community Musical Workshop/Coolshade Community Group (£20k).