Ida Davis Family Foundation
Analysis
Ida Davis Family Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southend-On-Sea. It was registered in October 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Ida Davis Family Foundation reported income of £26k and spending of £2.3m, spending 8930% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2,580 to £26k (+907%), an average of +78% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 2002%. Over the whole period it spent 4696% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ida Davis Family Foundation sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Stratford Upon Avon Trust Fund (£26k), Saleem Memorial Trust UK (£26k) and The Rudolf Steiner Association Ltd (£26k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the Foundation are to alleviate poverty, to advance education, to relieve sickness and to promote health and to preserve and protect the natural environment at home and abroad. As a grant making charity, the Constitution also provides for general charitable purposes for Public Benefit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Rotary Club of Stratford Upon Avon Trust Fund | Warwickshire | £26k |
| Saleem Memorial Trust UK | Billingham, | £26k |
| The Rudolf Steiner Association Ltd | East Sussex | £26k |
| Eva Organization for Women (Eow) | Leicester | £26k |