Howden Foundation

Analysis

Howden Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Howden Foundation reported income of £1.3m and spending of £3.9m, spending 306% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £284k to £1.3m (+352%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 2415%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Howden Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Evelyn Trust (£1.3m), Carers Plus Yorkshire Ltd (£1.3m) and Bradnet (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95% and investments 4.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.0m. Reserves of £30.4m would cover about 91 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.