The John Thaw Foundation

Analysis

The John Thaw Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending February 2026, The John Thaw Foundation reported income of £180k and spending of £138k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £171k to £180k (+5.7%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 265%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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, The John Thaw Foundation sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Building Bridges Network (£180k), The Swan Theatre Company (£181k) and Cambridge Woodwind Makers (£179k).