The Horseferry Foundation

Analysis

The Horseferry Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Horseferry Foundation reported income of £544k and spending of £320k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £859k to £544k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Horseferry Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pembrokeshire Local Action Network for Enterprise and Development Limited (£536k), Climate Response Limited (£545k) and The Parks Foundation (£535k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 59% and investments 8.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.5m would cover about 132 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.