The Powell Family Foundation

Analysis

The Powell Family 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 and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Powell Family Foundation reported income of £1.9m and spending of £2.1m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £20.2m to £1.9m (-91%), an average of -45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 20% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Powell Family Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ocean Road Centre (£1.9m), Citizens Advice Doncaster Borough (£1.9m) and Promo - Cymru (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 21%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.0m. Reserves of £3.8m would cover about 20 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.