Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe
Analysis
Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03948898). It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe reported income of £350k and spending of £8.8m, spending 2515% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £486k to £350k (-28%), an average of -7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 174%. Over the whole period it spent 1620% 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, Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fuse Art Space (£350k), Seeta Patel Dance Limited (£350k) and Up Projects (£350k).
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
The Foundation is established to advance any charitable purpose and to benefit any charity as the trustees in their discretion think fit, primarily by the provision of grants and loans for such charitable purposes which are for the benefit of the Jewish community either in Israel or elsewhere in the world.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Fuse Art Space | Leeds | £350k |
| Seeta Patel Dance Limited | Bristol | £350k |
| Up Projects | Finsbury Park | £350k |
| Art History Link-Up | Pulborough | £351k |