The Rathbones Group Foundation
Analysis
The Rathbones Group Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2013, 13 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.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Rathbones Group Foundation reported income of £448k and spending of £485k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £325k to £448k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Rathbones Group Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Harrison Foundation (£447k), Anadarus Limited (£449k) and The George Cadbury Trust (George Henry T and Laurence J Cadbury Sections) (£446k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The trustees consider applications for funding when received and resolve to apply the income and capital of the foundation to such charities or for such charitable purposes as they in their discretion think fit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Harrison Foundation | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £447k |
| Anadarus Limited | London | £449k |
| The George Cadbury Trust (George Henry T and Laurence J Cadbury Sections) | Birmingham | £446k |
| The Janet Nash Charitable Settlement | Warwickshire | £450k |