Columbia UK Fund Limited

Analysis

Columbia UK Fund Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05624514). It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Columbia UK Fund Limited reported income of £4.2m and spending of £5.7m, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £938k to £4.2m (+351%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2025, when income rose by 134%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Columbia UK Fund Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Microbiology Society (£4.2m), Family Care Trust (£4.2m) and Derbyshire Districts Citizens Advice Bureau (£4.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £5.7m. Reserves of £5,000 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.