The Crucible Foundation

Analysis

The Crucible Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in September 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Crucible Foundation reported income of £3.4m and spending of £3.2m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2025, income grew from £501k to £3.4m (+584%), an average of +90% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 219%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Crucible Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Givengain UK Foundation (£3.4m), John Ellerman Foundation (£3.4m) and The City of London School Charitable Trust (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 30% and donations and legacies 27%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.9m.