Sawiris Foundation

Analysis

Sawiris Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2012, 14 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 trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Sawiris Foundation reported income of £30k and spending of £3,305, leaving 89% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £12 to £30k (+252758%), an average of +1262% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 66703%. Over the whole period it spent 5.4% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sawiris Foundation sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heartlands Cystic Fibrosis Centre (£30k), Wales Romanian Aid (£30k) and Benin Christian Support (£30k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.