Community Foundation for Surrey

Analysis

Community Foundation for Surrey is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in October 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 05442921). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Community Foundation for Surrey reported income of £4.0m and spending of £2.5m, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £4.4m to £4.0m (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Community Foundation for Surrey sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Aspire ( Association for Spinal Injury Research Rehabilitation and Reintegration ) (£3.9m), North Wales Wildlife Trust (£4.0m) and The Seafarers' Charity (King George's Fund for Sailors) (£3.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 87% and investments 13%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £100k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 5.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.8m. Reserves of £474k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.