David Lynch Foundation UK

Analysis

David Lynch Foundation UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woodbridge. It was registered in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07933959). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending February 2025, David Lynch Foundation UK reported income of £173k and spending of £86k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £61k to £173k (+182%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 145%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, David Lynch Foundation UK sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dorchester YMCA CIO (£173k), Signposted Cymru Ltd (£173k) and Refresh Bristol (£173k).