The Bloom Foundation

Analysis

The Bloom Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 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 company (Companies House number 09615147). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Bloom Foundation reported income of £7.0m and spending of £6.6m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £7.0m (+177%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 152%. Over the whole period it spent 117% 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, The Bloom Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 Eighty Eight Foundation (£7.0m), Social Business Trust (£7.1m) and Sutl Cazenove Charity Ucits Fund (£6.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £6.1m. Reserves of £493k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.