B&Q Foundation

Analysis

B&Q Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Eastleigh. It was registered in May 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11868617). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending January 2026, B&Q Foundation reported income of £2.8m and spending of £1.9m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £1.7m to £2.8m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2026, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, B&Q Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Rapid Relief Team (£2.8m), The Methodist Relief and Development Fund (£2.8m) and Involve Northwest (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.5m. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate.