The Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales

Analysis

The Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07033553). It says it makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales reported income of £19.6m and spending of £16.6m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £20.4m to £19.6m (-3.9%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited (£19.6m), Delapage Limited (£19.7m) and The Elton John AIDS Foundation (£19.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 11%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.6m. Reserves of £10.7m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 80 people.