Matchroom Charitable Foundation

Analysis

Matchroom Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brentwood. It was registered in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10071079). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Matchroom Charitable Foundation reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.2m, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £641k to £1.7m (+172%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 156%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Matchroom Charitable Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre (£1.7m), The Gateshead Jewish Nursery (£1.7m) and Care for the Carers (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.1m. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 20 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.