The Whitbybird Foundation

Analysis

The Whitbybird Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06849934). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Whitbybird Foundation reported income of £26k and spending of £51k, spending 197% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £13k to £26k (+101%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 223% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Whitbybird Foundation sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Edwina Lilley Charitable Trust (£26k), The David Telling Charitable Trust (£26k) and The Glynde Place Charitable Trust (1974) (£26k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.