The Balon Foundation

Analysis

The Balon Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 May 2025, The Balon Foundation reported income of £34k and spending of £43k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £38k to £34k (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Balon Foundation sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Patteson Parish Room (£34k), The Eddleston Settlement (£34k) and The David Fryer Charitable Trust (£34k).