The Sam West Foundation

Analysis

The Sam West Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2018, 8 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 provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Sam West Foundation reported income of £10k and spending of £216, leaving 98% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £41k to £10k (-75%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Sam West Foundation sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sabzgaman Beski (£10k), The Poirier Foundation (£10k) and Wyldecrest Foundation (£10k).