Gandys Foundation

Analysis

Gandys Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08516239). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Gandys Foundation reported income of £119k and spending of £159k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £92k to £119k (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 151%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Gandys Foundation sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manor Park Christian Centre (£119k), Caring Hands in the Vale (£119k) and Ystalyfera Development Trust (£119k).