The Sally Ann Raven Foundation

Analysis

The Sally Ann Raven Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maldon. It was registered in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and animals, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Sally Ann Raven Foundation reported income of £10.9m and spending of £660k, leaving 94% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1,399 to £10.9m (+781087%), an average of +840% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 29665%. Over the whole period it spent 6.7% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Sally Ann Raven Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Leonardo Trust (£10.8m), Claire House (£10.9m) and Rowans Hospice (£10.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96%, charitable activities 3.3% and investments 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £10.4m. Charitable activities took 23% of spending and raising funds 71%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.