The Noel Sweeney Foundation
Analysis
The Noel Sweeney Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Staffordshire. It was registered in April 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 trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Noel Sweeney Foundation reported income of £304k and spending of £373k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £125k to £304k (+143%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Noel Sweeney Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hargreaves Lansdown Charitable Foundation (£301k), Builth Wells Community Support (£304k) and Sasc Trust (£300k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The principal activities are to hold the capital and income of the trust fund upon trust to apply the income, and all such part(s) of the capital for the benefit of such exclusively charitable objects and purposes as the Trustees may in their discretion think fit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Hargreaves Lansdown Charitable Foundation | Bristol | £301k |
| Builth Wells Community Support | Powys | £304k |
| Sasc Trust | London | £300k |
| First Step Leicester Leicestershire and Rutland | Leicester | £304k |