The Innocent Foundation

Analysis

The Innocent Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05054312). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Innocent Foundation reported income of £1.1m and spending of £732k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £1000k to £1.1m (+6.1%), an average of +1.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Innocent Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Riverside Vineyard Christian Fellowship (£1.1m), From Babies with Love Foundation (£1.1m) and Safe and Sound Homes (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and investments 5.7%. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £502k. Reserves of £2.1m would cover about 26 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.