Joseph Levy Foundation

Analysis

Joseph Levy Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Joseph Levy Foundation reported income of £757k and spending of £817k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £897k to £757k (-16%), an average of -4.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 175% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Joseph Levy Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Keswick to Barrow Walk (£755k), Age Cymru West Glamorgan Limited (£758k) and The Helvellyn Foundation (£750k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 11%. Grants to other organisations totalled £442k. Reserves of £74k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.