The Maurice Hatter Foundation

Analysis

The Maurice Hatter Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in February 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Maurice Hatter Foundation reported income of £3.2m and spending of £2.0m, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £33.4m to £3.2m (-90%), an average of -44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 412%. Over the whole period it spent 16% 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, The Maurice Hatter Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include CHK Foundation (£3.2m), The Samworth Foundation (£3.2m) and The Freddie Green and Family Charitable Foundation (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 99%. Charitable activities took 60% of spending and raising funds 32%. Grants to other organisations totalled £951k. Reserves of £859k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.