Croda Foundation

Analysis

Croda Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Goole. It was registered in November 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 13097522). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Croda Foundation reported income of £2.5m and spending of £1.4m, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £3.2m to £2.5m (-21%), an average of -5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Croda Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 The Gitta Tangye Trust (£2.5m), The Ross Warburton Charitable Trust (£2.6m) and The JD Foundation (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 2.6%. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £937k. Reserves of £100k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.