The Ruth Strauss Foundation

Analysis

The Ruth Strauss Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in May 2019, 7 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 company (Companies House number 11882736). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Ruth Strauss Foundation reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.4m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £2.3m (+98%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 75% 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 Ruth Strauss Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hurdale Charity Limited (£2.3m), Mind in Croydon Ltd (£2.3m) and Havant and East Hants Mind (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 49%, charitable activities 44%, investments 3.8% and trading 3.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £167k. Charitable activities took 55% of spending and raising funds 45%. Reserves of £3.2m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.