John Lewis Partnership Foundation

Analysis

John Lewis Partnership Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2007, 19 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 06058796). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending January 2026, John Lewis Partnership Foundation reported income of £7.5m and spending of £2.5m, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £854k to £7.5m (+774%), an average of +72% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 232%. Over the whole period it spent 45% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, John Lewis Partnership Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marillac Neurological Care Centre (£7.5m), Avenues East (£7.5m) and Jah-Jireh Charity Homes (£7.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%.