NNS Foundation

Analysis

NNS Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 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 trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, NNS Foundation reported income of £10.0m and spending of £9.8m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £15.6m to £10.0m (-36%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, NNS Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Swire 2765 (£9.5m), East Head Impact (£10.2m) and The Orr Mackintosh Foundation Limited (£9.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 60% and investments 2.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £9.8m. Reserves of £37k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.