One Drop Foundation
Analysis
One Drop Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in United Kingdom. It was registered in October 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06717370). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, One Drop Foundation reported income of £13k and spending of £14k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1,258 to £13k (+938%), an average of +80% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 1093%. Over the whole period it spent 366% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, One Drop Foundation sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Chelsea Lodge Benevolent Fund (£13k), Emma de Yong's Charitable Trust (£13k) and The Onecote Village Hall Trust (£13k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
One Drop's mission is to provide access to water and to raise individual and community awareness of the need to mobilize so that safe water is accessible to all, in sufficient quantity, today and tomorrow. Using a one-of-a-kind sustainable intervention model, One Drop develops innovative access to water and sanitation projects which promote self-reliance in disadvantaged regions.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Chelsea Lodge Benevolent Fund | Walton-On-Thames | £13k |
| Emma de Yong's Charitable Trust | London | £13k |
| The Onecote Village Hall Trust | Leek | £13k |
| Friends of Oakwood School | Walsall | £13k |