The Compass Group Foundation

Analysis

The Compass Group Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in January 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 12115253). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Compass Group Foundation reported income of £722k and spending of £750k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £5,822 to £722k (+12306%), an average of +234% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 19623%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Compass Group Foundation sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Irwin Mitchell Charities Foundation (£722k), Her Centre Limited (£722k) and The Smiles Foundation (£722k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £526k. Reserves of £190k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.