The Gecko Foundation

Analysis

The Gecko Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08424581). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Gecko Foundation reported income of £763k and spending of £527k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2,500 to £763k (+30409%), an average of +318% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 3658%. Over the whole period it spent 237% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Gecko Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 International Foundation for Children's Education (£762k), The Prestwich Foundation (£763k) and The Tudwick Foundation (£761k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £522k. Reserves of £390k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate.