The Burberry Foundation

Analysis

The Burberry Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 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 company (Companies House number 08731570). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Burberry Foundation reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.7m, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.6m to £2.1m (-18%), an average of -4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 146% 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, The Burberry Foundation 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 Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton Limited (£2.1m), The Ross Foundation (£2.1m) and The Bressler Foundation (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.7m. Reserves of £459k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate.