The Douai Foundation

Analysis

The Douai Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in June 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Douai Foundation reported income of £18k and spending of £21k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £60k to £18k (-70%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 141% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Douai Foundation sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Watts Wood Sports and Community Trust (£18k), Milton Gospel Hall Trust (£18k) and Avening Church of England Educational Fund (£18k).