The Courtney Foundation

Analysis

The Courtney Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedfordshire. It was registered in February 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2026, The Courtney Foundation reported income of £88k and spending of £55k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2022 to August 2026, income grew from £7,278 to £88k (+1104%), an average of +86% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 755%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Courtney Foundation sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Clitheroe Community Church Trust (£88k), Chashtiah Educational Trust (£88k) and New Life Christian Centre (£88k).