The One Foundation

Analysis

The One Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Richmond. It was registered in April 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05965793). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The One Foundation reported income of £3.4m and spending of £3.0m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £3.4m (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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 One Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 The Care Collective de Cymru Limited (£3.4m), The International League of Dermatological Societies (£3.4m) and West of England Music and Arts (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and trading 1.2%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.7m. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.