Sarabande

Analysis

Sarabande is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sarabande reported income of £1.8m and spending of £979k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £1.8m (+1.0%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 53% 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, Sarabande sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Rothesay Foundation (£1.8m), Lady Garden Foundation (£1.8m) and Coventry Citizens Advice (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 26%, charitable activities 17% and investments 16%. Charitable activities took 61% of spending and raising funds 9.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £150k. Reserves of £17.3m would cover about 198 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.