SF Foundation

Analysis

SF Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2004, 22 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 05213113). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending January 2025, SF Foundation reported income of £7.7m and spending of £5.1m, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £4.6m to £7.7m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 586%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, SF Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Allkind Mental Health and Wellbeing (£7.7m), Cwplus (£7.7m) and Tetbury Hospital Trust (£7.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 71% and donations and legacies 29%. Charitable activities took 54% of spending and raising funds 44%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.5m. Reserves of £42.7m would cover about 98 months of spending at that rate.