The Clare Foundation Ltd

Analysis

The Clare Foundation Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in October 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06995233). It says it provides other finance, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Clare Foundation Ltd reported income of £293k and spending of £699k, spending 238% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £178k to £293k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 355% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, The Clare Foundation Ltd sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mybigcareer (£290k), Broxtowe Women's Project Limited (£295k) and Lifespace Trust (£289k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.