The Dedanists' Foundation

Analysis

The Dedanists' 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 recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07715011). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Dedanists' Foundation reported income of £54k and spending of £46k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £36k to £54k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Dedanists' 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 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Halling Community Centre (£54k), Ferndown Village Hall (£54k) and Coven Memorial Hall (£54k).