The Jim Ratcliffe Foundation

Analysis

The Jim Ratcliffe Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lyndhurst. It was registered in May 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11810240). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Jim Ratcliffe Foundation reported income of £988k and spending of £3.2m, spending 329% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £29.5m to £988k (-97%), an average of -57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 156%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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 Jim Ratcliffe Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include BJS Foundation (£988k), Peace Hospice Care (£988k) and The Unconnected Foundation (£988k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and investments 4.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.2m. Reserves of £3.6m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate.