The Eight Foundation

Analysis

The Eight Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in September 2017, 9 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 trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Eight Foundation reported income of £143k and spending of £154k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £53k to £143k (+168%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Eight Foundation sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tastelifeuk (£143k), The Danny Green Fund Charity (£143k) and Greater Manchester Asbestos Victims Support Group (£143k).