Villa Lena Foundation

Analysis

Villa Lena Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08631870). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Villa Lena Foundation reported income of £13k and spending of £55k, spending 437% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3,233 to £13k (+288%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 569%. Over the whole period it spent 142% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Villa Lena Foundation sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Institution of South Wales (£13k), Hitchin Symphony Orchestra (£13k) and Tetsworth Village Hall (£13k).