The Charles Russell Speechlys Foundation

Analysis

The Charles Russell Speechlys Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. 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 and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Charles Russell Speechlys Foundation reported income of £639k and spending of £558k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £344k to £639k (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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 Charles Russell Speechlys Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Weinstock Fund (£636k), The Guy Foundation Family Trust (£646k) and The Graham Dacre Charitable Foundation (£626k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £509k. Reserves of £460k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate.