Suffolk Community Foundation

Analysis

Suffolk Community Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in May 2005, 21 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 05369725). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Suffolk Community Foundation reported income of £6.8m and spending of £7.3m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £5.4m to £6.8m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Suffolk Community 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Unlimit Health (£6.8m), Abdullah Aid (£6.8m) and Rosetrees (£6.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89% and investments 11%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £262k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £6.1m. Reserves of £446k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.