Amy Winehouse Foundation

Analysis

Amy Winehouse Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07737209). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Amy Winehouse Foundation reported income of £641k and spending of £669k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £779k to £641k (-18%), an average of -4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Amy Winehouse Foundation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westminster Methodist Circuit (£641k), The Centre for African Entrepreneurship (£642k) and Berkshire Healthcare Charity (£641k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 44%, trading 42%, investments 12% and charitable activities 2.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £15k. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 8.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £60k. Reserves of £1.8m would cover about 31 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.