The Citizens Foundation (UK)
Analysis
The Citizens Foundation (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04075959). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Citizens Foundation (UK) reported income of £3.9m and spending of £4.0m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £3.9m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 145%. 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 Citizens Foundation (UK) sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little Learners Nursery Group (£3.9m), The Seafarers' Charity (King George's Fund for Sailors) (£3.9m) and The Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology (£3.9m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and trading 3.7%. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 21%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.2m. Reserves of £547k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 96%
- Trading 3.7%
- Investments 0.2%
In the charity's own words
The Citizens Foundation (UK)'s principal objective is to raise awareness of and funds for The Citizens Foundation (TCF), Pakistan's leading education charity.TCF builds and operates modern, purpose-built schools in Pakistan that provide a relevant, secular, holistic and exemplary education at an extremely economic cost for underpriviliged children from the very poorest communities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Little Learners Nursery Group | London | £3.9m |
| The Seafarers' Charity (King George's Fund for Sailors) | London | £3.9m |
| The Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology | London | £3.9m |
| Aspire ( Association for Spinal Injury Research Rehabilitation and Reintegration ) | Stanmore | £3.9m |