The Valeria Sykes Charitable Foundation CIO

Analysis

The Valeria Sykes Charitable Foundation CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Valeria Sykes Charitable Foundation CIO reported income of £37k and spending of £18k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £36k to £37k (+3.4%), an average of +0.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 205% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Valeria Sykes Charitable Foundation CIO sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wix and District Young Farmers' Club (£37k), Exmouth Musical Theatre Company (£37k) and Felindre Village Hall (£37k).