The Atlas Foundation

Analysis

The Atlas Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09233473). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Atlas Foundation reported income of £872k and spending of £779k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £744k to £872k (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Atlas Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fledge Youth Support (£871k), Veterans Into Logistics (£873k) and Age UK Westminster (£870k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93% and investments 6.5%. Charitable activities took 68% of spending and raising funds 32%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.