Atkin Charitable Foundation

Analysis

Atkin Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Atkin Charitable Foundation reported income of £795k and spending of £900k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £1,410 to £795k (+56278%), an average of +387% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 2957%. Over the whole period it spent 462% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Atkin Charitable Foundation sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sunderland Carers' Centre (£794k), Cornwall Mind (£795k) and Brent Carers Centre (£794k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and investments 5.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.