The Kirkby Foundation

Analysis

The Kirkby Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in January 2011, 15 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 07452836). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Kirkby Foundation reported income of £201k and spending of £201k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £7,144 to £201k (+2711%), an average of +130% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 6957%. Over the whole period it spent 433% 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 Kirkby Foundation sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ukraine Charity (£201k), Global Blood Fund (Europe) (£201k) and Victoria's Promise (£201k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.