The Ratcliffe Foundation

Analysis

The Ratcliffe Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in March 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06426134). It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending November 2025, The Ratcliffe Foundation reported income of £46k and spending of £45k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £39k to £46k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2025, when income rose by 193%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Ratcliffe Foundation sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wareham Lions Club (CIO) (£46k), The Sheppey Academy Endowment Fund (£46k) and Stone Scout Group (£46k).