Rubislaw Foundation

Analysis

Rubislaw Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10067677). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Rubislaw Foundation reported income of £2.4m and spending of £1.7m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £2.4m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Rubislaw Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Fashion Council Foundation (£2.4m), South Yorkshire Community Foundation Limited (£2.4m) and Leo Lion Foundation (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 1.3% of spending and raising funds 97%. Reserves of £19.3m would cover about 136 months of spending at that rate.