The Ovo Charitable Foundation

Analysis

The Ovo Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in United Kingdom. It was registered in February 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08908420). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Ovo Charitable Foundation reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.7m, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1000k to £1.2m (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Ovo Charitable 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 The Cowdray Heritage Trust (£1.2m), The 10:10 Foundation (£1.2m) and Aberglasney Restoration Trust (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 2.5%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.5m. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate.