James Cowper Kreston Foundation

Analysis

James Cowper Kreston Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in September 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending April 2025, James Cowper Kreston Foundation reported income of £36k and spending of £55k, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2025, income fell from £38k to £36k (-5.6%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, James Cowper Kreston Foundation sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crows (Community Rights of Way Services) (£36k), Autism Support Crawley (£36k) and Decibellas (£36k).