Societe Generale UK Foundation

Analysis

Societe Generale UK Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Societe Generale UK Foundation reported income of £870k and spending of £1.3m, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £928k to £870k (-6.2%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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, Societe Generale UK Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Truemark Trust (£868k), The Britford Bridge Trust (£883k) and The Arnold Lee Charitable Trust (£857k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 76% and investments 24%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.0m. Reserves of £2.5m would cover about 23 months of spending at that rate.