The Arete Foundation
Analysis
The Arete Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in July 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Arete Foundation reported income of £283k and spending of £225k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £64k to £283k (+342%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 355%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Arete Foundation sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Speak Out in Hounslow (£283k), The Island N1 (£283k) and Strensall Station Playgroup (£283k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION, IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND AND BY MAKING GRANTS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CL
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Speak Out in Hounslow | Brentford | £283k |
| The Island N1 | York | £283k |
| Strensall Station Playgroup | York | £283k |
| Home-Start (Hull) | Hull | £283k |