Foundation Matters

Analysis

Foundation Matters is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in January 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05285840). It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Foundation Matters reported income of £366k and spending of £544k, spending 149% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £305k to £366k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Foundation Matters sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Micro Rainbow International Foundation (£366k), Grow (£367k) and The Martin Massey Legacy Ltd (£366k).