The Karlsson Jativa Charitable Foundation

Analysis

The Karlsson Jativa Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 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 trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Karlsson Jativa Charitable Foundation reported income of £5.0m and spending of £3.7m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.8m to £5.0m (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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 Karlsson Jativa Charitable Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations Cymdeithas Mudiadau Gwirfoddol Powys (£4.9m), The Capricorn Foundation (£5.2m) and The Greg & Rosie Lock Charitable Foundation Trust (£4.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90% and investments 7.1%. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 15%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.4m. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.