Rick Mather David Scrase Foundation

Analysis

Rick Mather David Scrase Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in August 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 April 2025, Rick Mather David Scrase Foundation reported income of £134k and spending of £687k, spending 514% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from April 2023 to April 2025, income fell from £2.6m to £134k (-95%), an average of -77% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income dropped by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 38% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Rick Mather David Scrase Foundation sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Theatre Dance Council International (£134k), The Chipstead Players (£134k) and St Neots Museum Limited (£134k).