The Cameo Foundation
Analysis
The Cameo Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Cameo Foundation reported income of £30k and spending of £120k, spending 402% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £35k to £30k (-16%), an average of -4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 156% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Cameo Foundation sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society of Friends of Selsey Medical Centre (£30k), Aberglaslyn Mountain Rescue Team (£30k) and The GK Trust (£30k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To advance charitable purposes as the trustees see fit from time to time in particular but not limited to the advancement of medical research and health care for the public benefitTo make grants to such charitable purposes as the trustees think fit, in particular but not limited to Cancer Research UK and the Great Ormond Street Charity
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Society of Friends of Selsey Medical Centre | West Sussex | £30k |
| Aberglaslyn Mountain Rescue Team | Porthmadog | £30k |
| The GK Trust | London | £30k |
| Headway Blackpool Limited | Fleetwood | £30k |