The Harlequins Foundation

Analysis

The Harlequins Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Twickenham. It was registered in May 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09299973). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Harlequins Foundation reported income of £860k and spending of £853k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £563k to £860k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Harlequins Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% 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 The Manchester Deaf Centre (£860k), Sandwell Deaf Community Association (£862k) and Kith and Kids (£858k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87% and donations and legacies 13%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £287k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.