The Considered Ask Foundation

Analysis

The Considered Ask Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 13349781). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Considered Ask Foundation reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.5m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2025, income fell from £2.1m to £1.5m (-29%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Considered Ask Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The John Thornhill Memorial Trust (£1.5m), Charity of Richard Cloudesley (£1.5m) and Lewisham Citizens Advice Bureaux Service Limited (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.2m. Reserves of £51k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.