Raspberry Pi Foundation

Analysis

Raspberry Pi Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06758215). It says it provides services, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Raspberry Pi Foundation reported income of £21.8m and spending of £21.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £112.7m to £21.8m (-81%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Raspberry Pi Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bristol Grammar School (£21.5m), The Gordon Foundation (£21.8m) and Kimbolton School (£21.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 30%, charitable activities 22% and donations and legacies 2.3%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.2m. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 201 people.