The Foundation Trust Network
Analysis
The Foundation Trust Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07525114). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Foundation Trust Network reported income of £9.0m and spending of £9.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5.8m to £9.0m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Foundation Trust Network sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include European Renal Association (£8.9m), Causeway Charitable Services (£9.0m) and Community Forest Trust (£8.9m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 22% and trading 6.4%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.0m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 102 people.
Data notes from the register: The register marks this charity as being in administration.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 22%
- Trading 6.4%
- Investments 0.4%
- Other 71%
In the charity's own words
The Foundation Trust Network (FTN) is the membership organisation for the NHS acute hospitals and community, mental health and ambulance services that treat patients and service users in the NHS. The FTN helps those NHS trusts deliver high quality, patient focussed, care by enabling them to learn from each other, acting as their public voice and helping shape the system in which they operate.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| European Renal Association | London | £8.9m |
| Causeway Charitable Services | Sheffield | £9.0m |
| Community Forest Trust | Liverpool | £8.9m |
| The Think Ahead Organisation | London | £9.0m |