Ben Jonson Foundation

Analysis

Ben Jonson Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Ben Jonson Foundation reported income of £48k and spending of £29k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £833k to £48k (-94%), an average of -51% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 154%. Over the whole period it spent 9.1% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Ben Jonson Foundation sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Huddersfield South East District Scout Council (£48k), 1st Dunmow Scout Group (£48k) and St James' Primary School Parent Teacher Association (£48k).