Think Charitable Foundation

Analysis

Think Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08747132). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Think Charitable Foundation reported income of £50k and spending of £30k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £93k to £50k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 133% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Think Charitable Foundation sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tees Valley Together (£50k), The Birmingham Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference (£50k) and Community Church Killingworth (£50k).