The Rayne Foundation

Analysis

The Rayne Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11559926). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending November 2025, The Rayne Foundation reported income of £2.3m and spending of £4.4m, spending 194% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £2.3m (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 161% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Rayne Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (£2.3m), Epic Foundation UK Limited (£2.3m) and KFC Foundation (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 3.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.5m. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.

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.