Peter Harrison Foundation

Analysis

Peter Harrison Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in July 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Peter Harrison Foundation reported income of £3.1m and spending of £1.9m, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £3.0m to £3.1m (+2.2%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Peter Harrison Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lonia Limited (£3.1m), The Community Foundation for Wiltshire & Swindon (£3.1m) and Hammersley Homes (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £13k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 5.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.5m. Reserves of £11.6m would cover about 74 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.