South of England Foundation

Analysis

South of England Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04654582). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, South of England Foundation reported income of £7.2m and spending of £7.6m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5.6m to £7.2m (+28%), an average of +6.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, South of England Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. 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 Equinox Care (£7.2m), St Michael's Hospice(North Hampshire) (£7.2m) and Services For Education Limited (£7.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 83%, donations and legacies 15% and trading 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.1m. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 3.0%. Reserves of £2.1m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 250 people.