Family Business Research Foundation

Analysis

Family Business Research Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07001473). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Family Business Research Foundation reported income of £130k and spending of £142k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £143k to £130k (-9.1%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Family Business Research Foundation sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Vinjeru School Trust (£130k), Westwood Farm Community Pre-School (£130k) and Spelthorne District Scout Council (£130k).