The AVOCADO Foundation

Analysis

The AVOCADO Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The AVOCADO Foundation reported income of £673k and spending of £320k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £204k to £673k (+230%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, The AVOCADO Foundation sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cells Project CIO (£661k), Lister Steps Limited (£674k) and The Police Foundation (£659k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 63%, donations and legacies 36% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £287k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.