The Eq Foundation

Analysis

The Eq Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Eq Foundation reported income of £1.0m and spending of £817k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £3.7m to £1.0m (-72%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 52% 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 Eq Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Energize Shropshire Telford and Wrekin (£1.0m), Hope for Tomorrow (£1.0m) and The Freedom Community Trust Limited (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 80% and investments 20%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £754k. Reserves of £945k would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.