Revelation Foundation

Analysis

Revelation Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Macclesfield. It was registered in November 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04930129). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Revelation Foundation reported income of £2.0m and spending of £2.6m, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £2.2m to £2.0m (-9.1%), an average of -2.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Revelation Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Universal Prayer Group Ministry (£2.0m), The Cma Welfare Trust (£2.0m) and The Incorporated Catholic Truth Society (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and trading 1.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £193k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £400k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.