The Freedom Fund UK

Analysis

The Freedom Fund UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08926428). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Freedom Fund UK reported income of £4.1m and spending of £3.6m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.7m to £4.1m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Freedom Fund UK sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trent Vineyard (£4.1m), The Royal Countryside Fund (£4.1m) and The London Irish Centre (£4.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86% and donations and legacies 14%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £567k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.