The Scar Free Foundation
Analysis
The Scar Free Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03831398). It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Scar Free Foundation reported income of £493k and spending of £1.1m, spending 213% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.0m to £493k (-75%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Scar Free Foundation sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust General Charity (£493k), The Prostate Project (£493k) and Foundation for Paediatric Osteopathy (£493k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Carry out and fund research into the improvement of treatments for the benefit of people who suffer from physical, psychological, social or emotional disadvantages as a result of physical disfigurement or functional impairment present at birth or acquired through accident, disease or illness and into the prevention of accidents which may cause such conditions.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust General Charity | Chesterfield | £493k |
| The Prostate Project | Guildford | £493k |
| Foundation for Paediatric Osteopathy | London | £493k |
| Healthwatch Wakefield | West Yorkshire | £494k |