Idea Foundation

Analysis

Idea Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 12588358). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Idea Foundation reported income of £389k and spending of £287k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £622k to £389k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 268%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Idea Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Association of Clinical Pathologists (£389k), Milestones Childcare Limited (£390k) and Mary Seacole Day Nursery and Family Support Unit (£389k).