Denise Coates Foundation

Analysis

Denise Coates Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stoke-On-Trent. It was registered in September 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 08191619). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Denise Coates Foundation reported income of £144.0m and spending of £19.0m, leaving 87% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £19.3m to £144.0m (+645%), an average of +65% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 605%. Over the whole period it spent 22% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Denise Coates Foundation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alzheimer's Society (£143.8m), The United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF (£146.7m) and Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity (£140.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90% and investments 9.7%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 11%. Grants to other organisations totalled £16.7m. Reserves of £16.8m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate.