The James Dyson Foundation

Analysis

The James Dyson Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Malmesbury. It was registered in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04601338). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The James Dyson Foundation reported income of £6.3m and spending of £6.0m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £6.3m (+462%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 182%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 James Dyson 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include University Hospitals Birmingham Charity (£6.2m), Willowbrook Hospice (£6.3m) and Addiction Recovery Agency Ltd (£6.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £5.5m. It employed 6 people.