Moondance Foundation

Analysis

Moondance Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Vale of Glamorgan. It was registered in November 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07442773). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Moondance Foundation reported income of £66.4m and spending of £30.9m, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income fell from £77.3m to £66.4m (-14%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2025, when income rose by 174%. Over the whole period it spent 41% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Moondance Foundation sits at the 100th 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 Foundation for Credit Counselling (£64.5m), Crisis UK (£67.2m) and The King's Trust (£63.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 63% and donations and legacies 37%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £30.7m. Reserves of £50.0m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.