Mark Evison Foundation
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
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
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
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Richard Kirkman Trust | Southampton | £116k |
| Hindley Amateur Rugby League Football Club | Lancashire | £117k |
| Royal Warrant Holders' Charity | London | £116k |
| Ed de Nunzio Charitable Trust | Tadcaster | £118k |