The Colt Foundation

Analysis

The Colt Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in June 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Colt Foundation reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.3m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £933k to £1.1m (+15%), an average of +3.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Colt 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include High Flyers (South Staffs) Limited (£1.1m), Alex, The Leukodystrophy Charity (£1.1m) and British Friends of Mosdos Tchernobel (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 99%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 10%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.0m. Reserves of £39.2m would cover about 352 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.