The NDL Foundation
Analysis
The NDL Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Belgium. It was registered in January 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The NDL Foundation reported income of £82k and spending of £83k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £110k to £82k (-25%), an average of -7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 153% 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 NDL Foundation sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The 24x7 Special Needs Holiday Trust (£82k), Paddock Wood Community Advice Centre (£82k) and Samaritans of Coventry and District (£82k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
TO FURTHER SUCH OBJECTS OR PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The 24x7 Special Needs Holiday Trust | Dunmow | £82k |
| Paddock Wood Community Advice Centre | Kent | £82k |
| Samaritans of Coventry and District | Coventry | £82k |
| Midlands Housing Charity | London | £82k |