The Morrisons Foundation

Analysis

The Morrisons Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09104264). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Morrisons Foundation reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.9m, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £2.5m to £2.1m (-18%), an average of -4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Morrisons Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Making a Difference Locally Ltd (£2.0m), Harrow Carers (£2.1m) and Friends Therapeutic Community Trust (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 3.4%. Reserves of £760k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate.