The Jimmy Greaves Foundation
Analysis
The Jimmy Greaves Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Potters Bar. It was registered in June 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and amateur sport, 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 services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Jimmy Greaves Foundation reported income of £24k and spending of £14k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £12k to £24k (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 989%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Jimmy Greaves Foundation sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of St Mark's Juba (£23k), Perceval Almshouses Charity (£24k) and Capenhurst & Ledsham Village Hall (£23k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
THE PROVISION OF SUCH GRANTS AND DONATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS OR SUCH CHARITABLE ASSOCIATIONS, BODIES AND ORGANISATIONS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of St Mark's Juba | Cambridgeshire | £23k |
| Perceval Almshouses Charity | Milton Keynes | £24k |
| Capenhurst & Ledsham Village Hall | Ellesmere Port | £23k |
| West End and District Community Association | Derby | £24k |