PC David Rathband's Blue Lamp Foundation

Analysis

PC David Rathband's Blue Lamp Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northumberland. It was registered in October 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07388608). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2026, PC David Rathband's Blue Lamp Foundation reported income of £14k and spending of £63k, spending 450% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2026, income grew from £10k to £14k (+35%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 1041%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, PC David Rathband's Blue Lamp Foundation sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Counselling Facilitating Mentoring (£14k), Girton Village Hall (£14k) and Charity for the Benefit of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry (£14k).