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The Matthiesen Foundation

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1080052LondonHealth and saving lives
Income£10k2026-03-31
Spending£11ksame year
Spent / received98%5-year average
Size in its cause27th pctHealth and saving lives
Registered2000Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Matthiesen Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Matthiesen Foundation reported income of £10k and spending of £11k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £10k to £10k (+0.0%), an average of +0.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Matthiesen Foundation sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wychwood Surgery Care Fund (£10k), The Cancer Prevention and Education Society (£10k) and Friends of Techelet (£10k).

Income and spending

£0£2,833£5,667£8,500£11k2022 Income: £10,0002022 Spending: £7,11120222023 Income: £10,0002023 Spending: £10,36120232024 Income: £10,0002024 Spending: £8,88620242025 Income: £10,0002025 Spending: £11,33320252026 Income: £10,0002026 Spending: £11,1362026
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

(a) education of the public to increase their knowledge, understanding and appreciation of any matters of historic,artistic, architectural, aesthetic or scientific interest(b) the promotion of the study and appreciation of ecology and conservation(c) the promotion of the international conservation of natural resources(d) the relief of poverty(e) the promotion of classical music and opera

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Wychwood Surgery Care FundChipping Norton£10k
The Cancer Prevention and Education SocietyGloucestershire£10k
Friends of TecheletSalford£10k
The S R E Pigott Charitable TrustSurrey£10k