The Desk & Chair Foundation

Analysis

The Desk & Chair Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesex. It was registered in May 2004, 22 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 04873624). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Desk & Chair Foundation reported income of £313k and spending of £268k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £279k to £313k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 19%. 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, The Desk & Chair Foundation sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Mary's Development Trust (£313k), The Community Foundation (£313k) and Odin Charitable Trust (£313k).