The Ruddock Foundation for the Arts

Analysis

The Ruddock Foundation for the Arts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Ruddock Foundation for the Arts reported income of £2.7m and spending of £1.3m, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £2.7m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 157%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Ruddock Foundation for the Arts sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The British School at Rome (£2.7m), Akram Khan Dance Company (£2.7m) and Manchester Pride Limited (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90% and investments 9.6%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £900k. Reserves of £26.9m would cover about 244 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.