The Wise Foundation

Analysis

The Wise Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Potters Bar. It was registered in July 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 April 2025, The Wise Foundation reported income of £24k and spending of £24k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £1,522 to £24k (+1478%), an average of +99% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 1291%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 Wise Foundation sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Daerwynno Outdoor Centre (£24k), Furness Mental Health Trust (£24k) and Aberystwyth and District Stroke Club (£24k).