KDS Foundation
Analysis
KDS 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 education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08991513). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.
In the financial year ending June 2025, KDS Foundation reported income of £347k and spending of £321k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £2,000 to £347k (+17265%), an average of +263% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 17265%. Over the whole period it spent 386% 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, KDS Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bungay Arts and Theatre Society (£347k), The English Place-Name Society (£347k) and The Rougham Estate Trust (£347k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Foundation?s main charitable activity is as a prize-awarding body. As such, each prize-winner will benefit from the charity. The Foundation?s aim is to further its charitable educational and research objects by stimulating research into significant but neglected questions relevant to today?s world, in the broad context of the Arts and Sciences
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Bungay Arts and Theatre Society | Bungay | £347k |
| The English Place-Name Society | Nottingham | £347k |
| The Rougham Estate Trust | Bury St Edmunds | £347k |
| The Aston Martin Heritage Trust | Wallingford | £347k |