The Ernest Foundation

Analysis

The Ernest Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. 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 disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05976834). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Ernest Foundation reported income of £51k and spending of £53k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £51k to £51k (-0.6%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 361%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Ernest Foundation sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kivisi (£51k), Ferndown & Parley Rotary Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£51k) and The Kochan Trust (£51k).