The Tongole Foundation

Analysis

The Tongole Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cranbrook. It was registered in December 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07102126). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Tongole Foundation reported income of £26k and spending of £47k, spending 182% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £26k (+141%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 211%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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 Tongole Foundation sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Project Gateway UK Trust (£26k), Children's Hearts (£26k) and Greenbanks Care Trust (£26k).