Maria Bjornson Memorial Fund
Analysis
Maria Bjornson Memorial Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Maria Bjornson Memorial Fund reported income of £244k and spending of £523k, spending 214% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £321k to £244k (-24%), an average of -6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 236% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Maria Bjornson Memorial Fund sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colonel W H Whitbread Charitable Trust (£244k), Hayling Light Railway Limited (£245k) and Karin Brass Memorial Fund (£244k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Charity takes the form of a grant giver and will make grants available to UK registered charities in support of a variety of charitable causes. The Trustees consider the position at their meetings and donations are made as they deem appropriate. The Charity primarily supports artistic enterprises, arts-related activities and individual artists.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Colonel W H Whitbread Charitable Trust | Oxfordshire | £244k |
| Hayling Light Railway Limited | Hayling Island | £245k |
| Karin Brass Memorial Fund | London | £244k |
| Northamptonshire Rights and Equality Council | Northampton | £246k |