The Aldama Foundation

Analysis

The Aldama Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Aldama Foundation reported income of £625k and spending of £777k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £55k to £625k (+1044%), an average of +84% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 1358%. Over the whole period it spent 216% 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 Aldama Foundation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include African Development Trust (£625k), National Eczema Society (£626k) and St Luke's Healthcare for the Clergy (£625k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85% and investments 15%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £744k. Reserves of £3.0m would cover about 47 months of spending at that rate.