The Albion Foundation

Analysis

The Albion Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in August 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04012682). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Albion Foundation reported income of £3.0m and spending of £3.0m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.6m to £3.0m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Albion Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 Stubbers Adventure Centre (£2.9m), Cleethorpes Community Sports and Education (£3.0m) and University of Lancashire Students' Union (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 77% and trading 23%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £267k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 100 people.

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.