Rees Foundation

Analysis

Rees Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Droitwich. It was registered in October 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08216279). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Rees Foundation reported income of £1.1m and spending of £986k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £737k to £1.1m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Rees Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Training Academy for Girls (Jtag) Ltd (£1.1m), Rural Cambs Citizens Advice Bureau Ltd (£1.1m) and Bees for Development (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85% and charitable activities 15%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,000. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £355k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.