Downe House Foundation

Analysis

Downe House Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thatcham. It was registered in November 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09094389). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Downe House Foundation reported income of £393k and spending of £259k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £82k to £393k (+379%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 492%. Over the whole period it spent 25% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Downe House 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 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Happy Feet Nursery (£393k), Kibblestone District Scout Council (£394k) and Abacus Nursery and Childcare Limited (£393k).