The Goldcrest Foundation

Analysis

The Goldcrest Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in October 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Goldcrest Foundation reported income of £132k and spending of £21k, leaving 84% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £118k to £132k (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 21% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Goldcrest Foundation sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tiferes Shabbos Trust (£132k), Redeemed Christian Church of God: Chapel of Grace Bradford (£132k) and Redeemed Camp (£132k).