The Rothschild Foundation

Analysis

The Rothschild Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in September 2010, 16 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 07350078). It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending February 2025, The Rothschild Foundation reported income of £27.2m and spending of £38.2m, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income fell from £37.7m to £27.2m (-28%), an average of -7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 Rothschild Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Vision (£27.2m), Workers' Educational Association (£27.4m) and The Borrow Foundation (£27.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 60%, charitable activities 20% and trading 20%. Charitable activities took 75% of spending and raising funds 9.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £13.8m. Reserves of £530.7m would cover about 166 months of spending at that rate. It employed 211 people.