The John Badley Foundation
Analysis
The John Badley Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Petersfield. It was registered in October 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07293540). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The John Badley Foundation reported income of £487k and spending of £692k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £499k to £487k (-2.3%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 764%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The John Badley 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ackers Adventure (£485k), Asylum Academy for Extreme Sports (£487k) and Blaby & Whetstone Youth Club Ltd (£484k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Objects of the Charity are, for the public benefit, to advance the education of the pupils at the School through all lawful means including (but not limited to) providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for the School as well as providing a fund for the provision of scholarships, exhibitions, bursaries, maintenance allowances or other grants.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Ackers Adventure | Birmingham | £485k |
| Asylum Academy for Extreme Sports | Alfreton | £487k |
| Blaby & Whetstone Youth Club Ltd | Leicester | £484k |
| West Bridgford Colts Football Club Charitable Incorporated Organisation | Nottingham | £488k |