The Tap Foundation

Analysis

The Tap Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Tap Foundation reported income of £38k and spending of £0, leaving 100% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £87k to £38k (-56%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Tap Foundation sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bethel Apostolic Ministries (Wolverhampton) (£38k), The Red Rubber Ball Foundation (£38k) and African Mountain Research Foundation (£38k).