The River Farm Foundation

Analysis

The River Farm Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. 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 disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The River Farm Foundation reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.3m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £763k to £2.3m (+203%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 299%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The River Farm Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manan Trust (£2.3m), Cheshire Without Abuse (£2.3m) and Priscilla Bacon Hospice Charity (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 8.9%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.3m.