Longleigh Foundation

Analysis

Longleigh Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Enderby Road. It was registered in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09923402). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Longleigh Foundation reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.2m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £4.0m to £1.4m (-65%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Longleigh Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Y Bartneriaeth Awyr Agored the Outdoor Partnership (£1.4m), Suicide & Co (£1.4m) and The Russell Martin Foundation (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 76% and investments 24%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 4.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £224k. Reserves of £231k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.