Margaret Killbery Foundation
Analysis
Margaret Killbery Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Margaret Killbery Foundation reported income of £16k and spending of £133k, spending 824% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £121k to £16k (-87%), an average of -40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 226% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Margaret Killbery Foundation sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pyrford Little Theatre (£16k), Belmont Castle Academy PTA (£16k) and Norton St Philip Village Hall Foundation (£16k).
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 Margaret Killbery Foundation (MKF) aims to provide opportunities for people to have access to facilities, equipment and teaching in the arts world, with a particular focus on music.The Foundation does so by providing funding and grants to charities and organisations which focus on delivering projects in the spheres of art and music.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Pyrford Little Theatre | Isleworth | £16k |
| Belmont Castle Academy PTA | Essex | £16k |
| Norton St Philip Village Hall Foundation | Somerset | £16k |
| Wolverhampton Symphony Orchestra | Staffordshire | £16k |