Axis Foundation
Analysis
Axis Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 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 06541990). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Axis Foundation reported income of £490k and spending of £534k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £226k to £490k (+117%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Axis Foundation sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include D & D Charitable Trust (£489k), The Avon Centre Limited (£490k) and Birmingham Centre for Arts Therapies (£489k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity focuses on supporting charitable causes within communities with a view to improving the lives of disadvantaged residents of those communities, for example, by supporting the improvement and maintenance of social housing, promoting education, training and skills development and youth diversion programmes.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| D & D Charitable Trust | Salford | £489k |
| The Avon Centre Limited | Bristol | £490k |
| Birmingham Centre for Arts Therapies | Worcestershire | £489k |
| The Trevor Hemmings Foundation | Chorley | £490k |