The Collingwood Foundation

Analysis

The Collingwood Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northumberland. It was registered in February 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Collingwood Foundation reported income of £13k and spending of £7,381, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £37k to £13k (-65%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Collingwood Foundation sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashbourne Playaway (£13k), Testlands Support Project (£13k) and Spirit of Christmas (£13k).