Richard Reeve's Foundation

Analysis

Richard Reeve's Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07226633). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Richard Reeve's Foundation reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.9m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.7m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Richard Reeve's Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Doncaster Refurnish (£1.7m), East Durham Community Development Trust Ltd (£1.7m) and Christian Broadcasting Network (UK) (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.7m. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate.