The Hardy Family Foundation
Analysis
The Hardy Family Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. 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 organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Hardy Family Foundation reported income of £162k and spending of £150k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £250k to £162k (-35%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 26% 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 Hardy Family Foundation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Celestial Church of Christ, New Jerusalem Ministries (£162k), The Peter Minet Trust (£163k) and Trustwell Limited (£162k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Foundation will primarily make grants to existing charities. Priorities will be the arts, ASD, ADHD, Cancer, Children/Youth, Dementia, the environment, FASD, food poverty, homelessness, LGBTQIA, refugees, women's physical and mental health. Priority will be given to East London and East Kent. Applications for multi-year and longer term projects particularly encouraged.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Celestial Church of Christ, New Jerusalem Ministries | London | £162k |
| The Peter Minet Trust | London | £163k |
| Trustwell Limited | London | £162k |
| G M C Trust | Derby | £164k |