The Robin and Lucienne Day Foundation
Analysis
The Robin and Lucienne Day Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sedbergh. It was registered in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2026, The Robin and Lucienne Day Foundation reported income of £111k and spending of £102k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £62k to £111k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 137% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Robin and Lucienne Day Foundation sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aiskew Under Fives Pre-School (£111k), Wendens Ambo Pre School (CIO) (£111k) and Tunstead Playgroup (£111k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To advance the education of the public by: generating knowledge, appreciation and understanding of the nation's design heritage in general, and the work of Robin and Lucienne Day in particular; encouraging the provisions of public access to the design legacies of Robin and Lucienne Day; providing resources to the general public to further their study of furniture and textile design
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Aiskew Under Fives Pre-School | Bedale | £111k |
| Wendens Ambo Pre School (CIO) | Essex | £111k |
| Tunstead Playgroup | Lancashire | £111k |
| Woking Area U3a | Surrey | £111k |