Masters Foundation

Analysis

Masters Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Masters Foundation reported income of £999k and spending of £498k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £258k to £999k (+287%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 565%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Masters Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Barnet Hospital (£999k), ARCH Teesside (£999k) and Jangala Ltd (£999k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and investments 3.4%. Charitable activities took 0.0% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £501k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate.