Nialls Foundation

Analysis

Nialls Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wigan. It was registered in September 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Nialls Foundation reported income of £912k and spending of £309k, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £268k to £912k (+240%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 38% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Nialls Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre (Darlington and County Durham) CIO (£911k), Action on Smoking and Health (Ash) (£913k) and Signpost For Carers (£911k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93% and investments 7.0%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £309k. Reserves of £1.8m would cover about 70 months of spending at that rate.