The Mordaunt Foundation

Analysis

The Mordaunt Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in May 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 individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Mordaunt Foundation reported income of £1.2m and spending of £151k, leaving 87% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £381k to £1.2m (+213%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 27% 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 Mordaunt Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Stewarts Law Foundation (£1.2m), The Hugh Mumford Charitable Trust (£1.2m) and Inquest Charitable Trust (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and investments 6.2%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.8m would cover about 219 months of spending at that rate.