The Batsford Foundation

Analysis

The Batsford Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in February 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04366549). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending January 2025, The Batsford Foundation reported income of £2.2m and spending of £1.9m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £2.2m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Batsford Foundation 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Surrey Care Trust (£2.2m), The Potanin Foundation (£2.2m) and Richmondshire Building Preservation Trust Ltd (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 52%, charitable activities 40% and investments 7.7%. Charitable activities took 38% of spending and raising funds 61%. Reserves of £574k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.