The David Brownlow Charitable Foundation
Analysis
The David Brownlow Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in October 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending September 2025, The David Brownlow Charitable Foundation reported income of £101k and spending of £168k, spending 167% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £519k to £101k (-81%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income dropped by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 David Brownlow Charitable Foundation sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust (£101k), The European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Its Applications to Health and Related Public Services,in the E.c. and E.f.t.a. Countries (£101k) and World Appeal (£101k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The David Brownlow Charitable Foundation is a grant giving charity dedicated to enhancing the lives and wellbeing of individuals and communities where there is an element of disadvatage, through personal development such as education, the provision of new equipment, or the improvement and regeneration of their community. It operates in the UK, mainly in the County of Berkshire.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust | London | £101k |
| The European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Its Applications to Health and Related Public Services,in the E.c. and E.f.t.a. Countries | London | £101k |
| World Appeal | Luton | £101k |
| Jump | Warrington | £101k |