The Esfandi Charitable Foundation

Analysis

The Esfandi Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Esfandi Charitable Foundation reported income of £500k and spending of £535k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £500k to £500k (+0.1%), an average of +0.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Esfandi Charitable Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Citizens Advice Surrey Heath (£497k), The Gerald Micklem Charitable Trust (£503k) and The Witheren Foundation (£493k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £531k.