The Davey Foundation
Analysis
The Davey Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gerrards Cross. It was registered in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Davey Foundation reported income of £13k and spending of £37k, spending 278% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £7,754 to £13k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 284% 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 Davey Foundation sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hoo Village Hall (£13k), The Reb Moishe Foundation (£13k) and Midlands Ileostomy Association (£13k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To make grants to such organisations and individuals as the Trustees in their discretion think fit to benefit the following:1) Advancement of the Christian faith.2) Advancement of education.3) Prevention or relief of poverty.4) Advancement of health or the saving of lives.5) Relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantages
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Hoo Village Hall | Rochester | £13k |
| The Reb Moishe Foundation | Salford | £13k |
| Midlands Ileostomy Association | Northamptonshire | £13k |
| Gates of Light Ltd | Solihull | £14k |