The Diwali Foundation

Analysis

The Diwali Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herefordshire. It was registered in June 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, The Diwali Foundation reported income of £91k and spending of £66k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £31k to £91k (+195%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Diwali Foundation sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation (£91k), The Chippenham and District Transport for the Disabled Society (£91k) and Taste of Africa (North East) (£91k).