The Camellia Foundation
Analysis
The Camellia 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 education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07839372). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending June 2025, The Camellia Foundation reported income of £906k and spending of £536k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £621k to £906k (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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 Camellia Foundation sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Drop of Compassion (£906k), North Huyton Communities Future (£906k) and The Ecancer Global Foundation (£906k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 70%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £422k. Reserves of £432k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 70%
- Investments 0.3%
- Other 30%
In the charity's own words
Without limiting ourselves, we expect that our three main activities will be: (a) building relationships with, and delivering resources to, established, efficient organisations which allocate funding in the areas to which our objects relate; (b) providing direct funding of projects which fall within our objects; and (c) allocating money to individuals whose activities fall within our objects.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Drop of Compassion | Leicester | £906k |
| North Huyton Communities Future | Liverpool | £906k |
| The Ecancer Global Foundation | Bristol | £906k |
| R.i.s.e. (Refuge, Information, Support and Education) | Brighton | £907k |