The Carr Fenton Foundation

Analysis

The Carr Fenton Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Yorkshire. It was registered in August 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04105045). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Carr Fenton Foundation reported income of £14.4m and spending of £13.4m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £9.1m to £14.4m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Carr Fenton 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (£14.2m), Stelios Philanthropic Foundation (£14.4m) and One Fylde Limited (£14.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £5.4m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 324 people.