The Cleary Foundation

Analysis

The Cleary Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dover. It was registered in May 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Cleary Foundation reported income of £49k and spending of £14k, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £27k to £49k (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Cleary Foundation sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% 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 The May Hardy Mbe Charitable Trust (£48k), The Kettle Memorial Trust Fund (£49k) and The Stefan and May Frances Kwasniewski Charitable Trust (£48k).