Cornwall Community Foundation

Analysis

Cornwall Community Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in October 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04816191). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Cornwall Community Foundation reported income of £5.0m and spending of £3.4m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3.1m to £5.0m (+60%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cornwall Community 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 Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse (£5.0m), The United Society (£5.0m) and Barnsley Hospice Appeal (£5.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 82%, investments 10% and charitable activities 8.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.8m. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.6m. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.