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Mark Evison Foundation

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1158382LondonChildren and youth development
Income£116k2025-08-31
Spending£142ksame year
Spent / received141%5-year average
Size in its cause89th pctChildren and youth development
Registered2014CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Mark Evison Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Mark Evison Foundation reported income of £116k and spending of £142k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £48k to £116k (+144%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 141% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Mark Evison Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Richard Kirkman Trust (£116k), Hindley Amateur Rugby League Football Club (£117k) and Royal Warrant Holders' Charity (£116k).

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.

Income and spending

£0£36k£71k£107k£142k2021 Income: £47,6512021 Spending: £69,83320212022 Income: £59,2452022 Spending: £123,61820222023 Income: £87,1762023 Spending: £117,06420232024 Income: £90,8372024 Spending: £113,45720242025 Income: £116,3552025 Spending: £142,1062025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The Mark Evison Foundation?s mission is to promote the personal development of young people 16-25 years through non-academic challenge, providing mentoring and expenses-funding for participants? proposed projects. These must be outside applicants? ?comfort zones?, and created from scratch. Beneficiaries become more confident, independent and resilient, and gain many transferable skills.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Richard Kirkman TrustSouthampton£116k
Hindley Amateur Rugby League Football ClubLancashire£117k
Royal Warrant Holders' CharityLondon£116k
Ed de Nunzio Charitable TrustTadcaster£118k