The Said Foundation

Analysis

The Said Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06621764). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Said Foundation reported income of £5.0m and spending of £12.5m, spending 248% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £3.9m to £5.0m (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 165%. Over the whole period it spent 194% 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 Said Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 The United Society (£5.0m), Women for Women International (UK) (£5.0m) and Cornwall Community Foundation (£5.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 75% and donations and legacies 25%. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 21%. Grants to other organisations totalled £7.8m. Reserves of £18.9m would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.