The Karis May Darling Foundation

Analysis

The Karis May Darling Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Basildon. It was registered in June 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Karis May Darling Foundation reported income of £18k and spending of £18k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £15k to £18k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 307%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Karis May Darling Foundation sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charlecote Village Hall (£18k), Cornwall Symphony Chorus (£18k) and The Riddell Memorial Hall (£18k).