Vodafone Foundation

Analysis

Vodafone Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 13199169). It says it makes grants to organisations, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Vodafone Foundation reported income of £18.1m and spending of £17.5m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £12.4m to £18.1m (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Vodafone Foundation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Break (£16.6m), The Jagclif Charitable Trust (£33.0m) and The Copsewood Education Trust (£13.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £14.0m. Reserves of £3.0m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.