Nes Foundation Ltd

Analysis

Nes Foundation Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 1 Bridge Lane. It was registered in November 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05622994). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Nes Foundation Ltd reported income of £684k and spending of £647k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2024, income grew from £574k to £684k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 53%. 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, Nes Foundation Ltd sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% 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 Irish Community Care Manchester (£684k), Age Connects North East Wales (£684k) and Home-Start Suffolk (£683k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 89% and donations and legacies 11%. Charitable activities took 46% of spending and raising funds 53%. Grants to other organisations totalled £292k. Reserves of £7.5m would cover about 137 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.