Sheila Coates Foundation

Analysis

Sheila Coates Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Steyning. It was registered in February 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11677892). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Sheila Coates Foundation reported income of £1.7m and spending of £948k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £730k to £1.7m (+135%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2026, when income rose by 186%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sheila Coates Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Action for Kids Charitable Trust (£1.7m), Mesothelioma UK Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£1.7m) and The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £787k. Reserves of £860k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.