Mlinda Foundation

Analysis

Mlinda Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mlinda Foundation reported income of £818k and spending of £1.1m, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £629k to £818k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 135%. Over the whole period it spent 185% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Mlinda Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 Wey and Arun Canal Trust Limited (£816k), Spitalfields Historic Buildings Trust Limited (£818k) and Street Trees for Living (£816k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 1.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £70k. It employed 1 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.