Skinners' Charity Foundation

Analysis

Skinners' Charity Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. 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 June 2025, Skinners' Charity Foundation reported income of £735k and spending of £2.3m, spending 310% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2023 to June 2025, income grew from £102k to £735k (+618%), an average of +168% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 727%. Over the whole period it spent 138% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Skinners' Charity Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Disability North (£732k), The Laurie Brewis Trust (£736k) and The Waqf Fund (£731k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 96% and donations and legacies 4.3%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £458k. Reserves of £823k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate.