The Clarkson Foundation

Analysis

The Clarkson Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Clarkson Foundation reported income of £582k and spending of £1.3m, spending 217% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £382k to £582k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 294%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Clarkson Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Highway One Trust (£581k), Community Base (£584k) and The Arnaud Massenet Family Foundation (£581k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and investments 6.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.3m. Reserves of £150k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.