The Risman Foundation

Analysis

The Risman Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2008, 18 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. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Risman Foundation reported income of £22.5m and spending of £1.1m, leaving 95% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9.4m to £22.5m (+140%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 895%. Over the whole period it spent 2.4% 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 Risman Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Children's Hospice South West (£22.4m), Lhasa Limited (£22.6m) and East Anglia's Children's Hospices (£22.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89% and investments 11%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £858k. Reserves of £74.9m would cover about 772 months of spending at that rate.