The Gaby Hardwicke Foundation

Analysis

The Gaby Hardwicke Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Battle. It was registered in September 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 company (Companies House number 08012365). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Gaby Hardwicke Foundation reported income of £14k and spending of £4,993, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £8,478 to £14k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 229%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Gaby Hardwicke Foundation sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coningsby and Tattershall Age Concern Luncheon Club (£14k), Bathford Parish Room (£14k) and Hardingham Memorial Hall (£14k).