The Haydn Green Foundation

Analysis

The Haydn Green Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kegworth. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Haydn Green Foundation reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.1m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £6.5m to £2.7m (-58%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 877%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Haydn Green Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charity Digital Trust (£2.7m), Age UK South Cumbria LTD (£2.7m) and The Fore (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 68%, investments 23% and donations and legacies 1.8%. Charitable activities took 0.0% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £19.4m would cover about 114 months of spending at that rate.