Bupa Foundation

Analysis

Bupa Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09524970). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bupa Foundation reported income of £3.0m and spending of £2.3m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £3.0m (+156%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bupa Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Children's Grief Charity (£3.0m), The Sisters of Notre Dame (Of Namur) (£3.0m) and Mental Health UK (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £786k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate.