The Screwfix Foundation

Analysis

The Screwfix Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Yeovil. It was registered in March 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08415662). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending January 2025, The Screwfix Foundation reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.9m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income fell from £2.0m to £1.7m (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Screwfix Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gloucestershire Group Homes Limited (£1.7m), Safe Steps (£1.7m) and Plymouth Highbury Trust (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 42%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Reserves of £5,000 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.