The Mathers Foundation

Analysis

The Mathers Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in February 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11784587). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending January 2026, The Mathers Foundation reported income of £165k and spending of £143k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income fell from £301k to £165k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 221%. Over the whole period it spent 20% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Mathers Foundation sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Surrey Federation of Women's Institutes (£165k), Pennine Scout District GM (£166k) and The International Society for Trenchless Technology (£165k).