The Costa Foundation

Analysis

The Costa Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in May 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 overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08064488). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Costa Foundation reported income of £2.1m and spending of £1.7m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £2.1m (+6.2%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 Costa Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Help to Create Hope Trust (£2.1m), Just4Children (£2.1m) and Norfolk and Norwich Hospitals Charity (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.5m. Reserves of £1.8m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.