Cornergate Foundation

Analysis

Cornergate Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hemel Hempstead. It was registered in January 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Cornergate Foundation reported income of £40k and spending of £28k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £18k to £40k (+120%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Cornergate Foundation sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Meon Valley Lions Club (CIO) (£40k), The Tenby Relief in Need and Pensions Charity (£40k) and Northwich Community Support (£40k).