The Greatham Foundation Ltd

Analysis

The Greatham Foundation Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hartlepool. It was registered in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06533385). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Greatham Foundation Ltd reported income of £4.5m and spending of £5.4m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £5.0m to £4.5m (-9.6%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Greatham Foundation Ltd sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Broughton House - Veteran Care Village (£4.5m), Faithful Companions of Jesus CIO (£4.6m) and The Chicken Shed Theatre Trust (£4.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 71% and investments 28%. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 20%. Grants to other organisations totalled £94k. Reserves of £3.8m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 101 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.