The Prestwich Foundation

Analysis

The Prestwich Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10908645). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Prestwich Foundation reported income of £763k and spending of £773k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £28k to £763k (+2674%), an average of +130% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 483%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Prestwich Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Gecko Foundation (£763k), Stay Safe East (£763k) and International Foundation for Children's Education (£762k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £105k. Reserves of £25k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.