The Chris Banton Foundation

Analysis

The Chris Banton Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ashby-De-La-Zouch. It was registered in February 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Chris Banton Foundation reported income of £14.9m and spending of £5.7m, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income grew from £7.7m to £14.9m (+93%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 239%. Over the whole period it spent 72% 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 Chris Banton Foundation sits at the 100th 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heart of England Community Foundation (£13.6m), Lempriere Pringle 2015 (£17.0m) and The Big Give Trust (£13.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%.