Foundry Under Fives

Analysis

Foundry Under Fives is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hayle. It was registered in August 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2024, Foundry Under Fives reported income of £114k and spending of £109k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2024, income grew from £88k to £114k (+29%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Foundry Under Fives sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Puffin Community Nursery (£114k), Dorset Guide Association (£114k) and Wallington County Grammar School Parents Teachers Friends Association (£114k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.