Foundation for Governance Research and Education

Analysis

Foundation for Governance Research and Education is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester. It was registered in May 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04396150). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2024, Foundation for Governance Research and Education reported income of £21k and spending of £19k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2024, income fell from £28k to £21k (-25%), an average of -9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Foundation for Governance Research and Education sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sowood Wi (£21k), Caring Town (£21k) and The Aleksander Foundation (£21k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.