The Coverdale Foundation

Analysis

The Coverdale Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Coverdale Foundation reported income of £883k and spending of £478k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £249k to £883k (+255%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 281%. Over the whole period it spent 34% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Coverdale Foundation sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ma'arif Foundation UK (£883k), Haslingden Community Link (£883k) and Kehal Yisroel D'chasidei Gur (£882k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 3.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £448k. Reserves of £524k would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate.