The Big Yellow Foundation

Analysis

The Big Yellow Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bagshot. It was registered in January 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Big Yellow Foundation reported income of £521k and spending of £476k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £181k to £521k (+188%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Big Yellow Foundation sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Restore Community Church (£520k), Lewes District Citizens Advice Bureau (£521k) and Phoenix Arts Association Ltd (£520k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90% and trading 9.6%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 6.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £412k. Reserves of £383k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate.