The Firebird Foundation

Analysis

The Firebird Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2022, 4 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 13682836). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Firebird Foundation reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.2m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income fell from £3.2m to £1.6m (-50%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 45% 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 Firebird Foundation sits at the 97th 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 Mucklow Charitable Trust Limited (£1.6m), Age UK Croydon (£1.7m) and Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and investments 6.2%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £982k. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 25 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.