The Michael Uren Foundation

Analysis

The Michael Uren Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in October 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and animals, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Michael Uren Foundation reported income of £4.3m and spending of £9.9m, spending 231% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £4.6m to £4.3m (-8.1%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 1009%. Over the whole period it spent 124% 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 Michael Uren 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation (£4.3m), Mancroft Advice Project (Map) (£4.3m) and Family Care Trust (£4.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £9.8m. Reserves of £202.3m would cover about 246 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.