The Michael Testler Charitable Foundation

Analysis

The Michael Testler Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2001, 25 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 sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Michael Testler Charitable Foundation reported income of £58k and spending of £104k, spending 178% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £53k to £58k (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 40% 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 Michael Testler Charitable Foundation sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christ All Nations Assembly (£58k), The Pastest Charitable Trust (£58k) and Just Ride Southend (£58k).