The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women

Analysis

The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06198893). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women reported income of £3.1m and spending of £2.6m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £3.1m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Venture Church (Milton Keynes) (£3.1m), Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust (£3.1m) and The House of St Barnabas (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 52% and charitable activities 47%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 16%. Grants to other organisations totalled £413k. Reserves of £493k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.