The Astra Foundation

Analysis

The Astra 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 company (Companies House number 13052579). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Astra Foundation reported income of £1.4m and spending of £3.2m, spending 225% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £1.5m to £1.4m (-4.4%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 Astra Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Cumbria Council for Voluntary Service (£1.4m), Delfina Foundation (£1.4m) and Graff Foundation (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.1m. It employed 1 people.