Aurum Kaleidoscope Foundation

Analysis

Aurum Kaleidoscope Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 2nd Floor. It was registered in April 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 individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Aurum Kaleidoscope Foundation reported income of £10.5m and spending of £10.5m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £3.0m to £10.5m (+255%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Aurum Kaleidoscope Foundation sits at the 99th 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 The Swire Charitable Trust (£10.3m), The Clothworkers' Foundation (£10.7m) and Age UK Newcastle and North Tyneside (£10.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £10.5m. Reserves of £12k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.