The Renegade Foundation

Analysis

The Renegade Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Peterborough. It was registered in April 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Renegade Foundation reported income of £1.0m and spending of £116k, leaving 89% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £2.0m to £1.0m (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 1241%. Over the whole period it spent 16% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Renegade Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wakefield District Citizens Advice Bureaux (£1.0m), Manchester Academy of Community Gymnastics Ltd (£1.0m) and The Dockland Settlements (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 14%. Grants to other organisations totalled £75k. Reserves of £3.0m would cover about 286 months of spending at that rate.