The Pickwell Foundation

Analysis

The Pickwell Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Braunton. It was registered in October 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Pickwell Foundation reported income of £658k and spending of £704k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £222k to £658k (+196%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 164%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Pickwell Foundation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kailash Foundation (£658k), Barnsley Community and Voluntary Services (£658k) and Smile for Life Childrens Charity (£657k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £141k. Reserves of £33k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.