Gift Foundation

Analysis

Gift Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Gift Foundation reported income of £276k and spending of £380k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £148k to £276k (+86%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Gift Foundation sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Woodford Community Pre-School (£276k), Play for Progress (£276k) and Leatherhead Community Hub (£274k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.