Quintessentially Foundation

Analysis

Quintessentially Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives 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 07525263). It says it makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Quintessentially Foundation reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.3m (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Quintessentially Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include EMERGE 3Rs (£1.3m), Lloyds Bank Foundation for the Channel Islands (£1.3m) and Bridges Centre (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 82% and donations and legacies 18%. Charitable activities took 49% of spending and raising funds 47%. Grants to other organisations totalled £443k. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.