The Sharp Foundation

Analysis

The Sharp Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in July 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 October 2025, The Sharp Foundation reported income of £12k and spending of £140k, spending 1149% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £345k to £12k (-96%), an average of -57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income dropped by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 62% 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 Sharp Foundation sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The James Knott Family Foundation (£12k), Sudbury Neighbourhood Centre (Middlesex) Limited (£12k) and Yateley Neighbourcare (£12k).