The Urology Foundation

Analysis

The Urology Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06817868). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Urology Foundation reported income of £1.0m and spending of £1.9m, spending 185% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £811k to £1.0m (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Urology Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 Liberdade Community Development Trust (£1.0m), Emmanuel House Support Centre (£1.0m) and Ben Uri Gallery and Museum Limited (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91% and trading 8.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,000. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £34k. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.