Notting Hill Genesis Community Foundation

Analysis

Notting Hill Genesis Community Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05350679). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Notting Hill Genesis Community Foundation reported income of £746k and spending of £554k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £757 to £746k (+98382%), an average of +460% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 16156%. Over the whole period it spent 217% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Notting Hill Genesis Community Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Turn to Starboard (£745k), Mission Relief (£748k) and Rock Foundation UK Limited (£742k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and investments 3.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £347k. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 27 months of spending at that rate.