The Oddballs Foundation

Analysis

The Oddballs Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate. It was registered in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 09842464). It says it provides other finance, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Oddballs Foundation reported income of £776k and spending of £557k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £341k to £776k (+128%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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 Oddballs Foundation sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Free to Be Kids (£776k), Gwasanaeth Cynnal Gofalwyr (Carers Outreach Service) (£777k) and The Fred Hollows Foundation (UK) (£776k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and charitable activities 5.4%. Charitable activities took 17% of spending and raising funds 72%. Reserves of £432k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.