KFC Foundation
Analysis
KFC Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woking. It was registered in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, KFC Foundation reported income of £2.2m and spending of £1.4m, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.2m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.
Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, KFC Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Transport Sussex (£2.2m), Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (£2.3m) and The Edward Gostling Foundation (£2.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 6.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £547k. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 98%
- Charitable activities 0.7%
- Investments 1.4%
In the charity's own words
The KFC Foundation's vision is to support young people in the UK to fulfil their potential; it makes grants to support charities to give young people a safe social space, mentoring, work programmes and social skills. The charities that are supported by the Foundation are small grass roots charities, who in many cases, work with the most vulnerable young people in their community.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Community Transport Sussex | East Sussex | £2.2m |
| Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit | Manchester | £2.3m |
| The Edward Gostling Foundation | Berkshire | £2.2m |
| The Rayne Foundation | London | £2.3m |