Ben Saunders Foundation

Analysis

Ben Saunders Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in November 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Ben Saunders Foundation reported income of £187k and spending of £98k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £208k to £187k (-10%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 41% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Ben Saunders Foundation sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Make Way Foundation (£187k), The Blair Trust Fund (£187k) and Kag Advocacy CIO (£187k).