The Oliver King Foundation
Analysis
The Oliver King Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Oliver King Foundation reported income of £251k and spending of £231k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £76k to £251k (+228%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 316%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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 Oliver King Foundation sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Tree of Life for Animals Limited (£251k), Chinese Wellbeing (£251k) and LDN Research Trust (£251k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Raising funds for the provision of Defibrillators in schools and sports clubs Raising the public profile of heart conditions in the young by appearing in the national and local press and media outletsSpeaking at schools and other public events.Campaigning to introduce legislation to make it a legal duty for defibrillators to be placed in all schools and public placesECG tests
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Tree of Life for Animals Limited | Dorset | £251k |
| Chinese Wellbeing | Liverpool | £251k |
| LDN Research Trust | Norfolk | £251k |
| Headway Somerset | Somerset | £251k |