North London Welfare and Educational Foundation

Analysis

North London Welfare and Educational Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Edgware. It was registered in December 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08528518). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending May 2025, North London Welfare and Educational Foundation reported income of £6.6m and spending of £6.7m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £6.6m (+198%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, North London Welfare and Educational Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Pets at Home Foundation (£6.6m), The Mercers Charitable Foundation (£6.6m) and Islamic Aid (£6.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.1m. Reserves of £243k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.