The Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation

Analysis

The Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Towcester. It was registered in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06819026). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation reported income of £170k and spending of £121k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £177k to £170k (-4.0%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sealed Knot Limited (£170k), Rainworth Village Hall Management Committee (£170k) and The Premises Music Education Programme (£170k).