The February Foundation

Analysis

The February Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in February 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05718135). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending February 2025, The February Foundation reported income of £34.3m and spending of £30.8m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £17.6m to £34.3m (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 305%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The February Foundation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include This Day Foundation (£33.7m), Blackrock Charities Funds (£34.8m) and Jeremy Coller Foundation (£32.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 87% and investments 13%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £30.5m. Reserves of £64.1m would cover about 25 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.