The Octopus Foundation

Analysis

The Octopus Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 33 Holborn. It was registered in April 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 organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Octopus Foundation reported income of £329k and spending of £275k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £351k to £329k (-6.1%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Octopus Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Turkey Mozaik Foundation (£328k), Cuckmere Community Bus Ltd (£330k) and Whitaker Charitable Trust (£328k).