The Stone Family Foundation
Analysis
The Stone Family Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09802468). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Stone Family Foundation reported income of £7.3m and spending of £8.0m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £8.4m to £7.3m (-14%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 180%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Stone Family Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Bolton Hospice (£7.3m), Bradford Trident Limited (£7.3m) and Wakefield Hospice (£7.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 76% and investments 20%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 4.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £5.3m. Reserves of £48.8m would cover about 72 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 76%
- Investments 20%
- Other 4.0%
In the charity's own words
To relieve persons, in any part of the world, who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress (including starvation, sickness or any disability or affliction) and primarily, but not exclusively, when such need, hardship, or distress is the result of national or international disaster, war or civil disturbance or by reason of their social and economic circumstances.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Bolton Hospice | Bolton | £7.3m |
| Bradford Trident Limited | Bradford | £7.3m |
| Wakefield Hospice | Wakefield | £7.2m |
| The Steve Morgan Foundation | Cheshire | £7.3m |