The Fidelis Foundation

Analysis

The Fidelis Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 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 company (Companies House number 12930148). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Fidelis Foundation reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.9m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.8m (+106%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 48911%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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 Fidelis Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age UK Milton Keynes (£2.8m), Veddis Foundation (£2.8m) and AgeUK Worcester,Malvern Hills & Hereford Localities (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.8m. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate.