Hilton UK Foundation

Analysis

Hilton UK Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. It was registered in March 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 13225995). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hilton UK Foundation reported income of £904k and spending of £838k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £753k to £904k (+20%), an average of +6.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 73% 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, Hilton 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 Privy Purse Charitable Trust (£903k), Dr. Martens Foundation (£904k) and The Bluston Charitable Settlement (£900k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 100%. Charitable activities took 66% of spending and raising funds 34%. Grants to other organisations totalled £550k. Reserves of £878k would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate.