The Ridge Foundation

Analysis

The Ridge Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Fareham. It was registered in November 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, animals and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, The Ridge Foundation reported income of £27k and spending of £23k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income fell from £52k to £27k (-47%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Ridge Foundation sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christians Together Calderdale (£27k), Refugee and Migrant Development Association (Ramda) (£27k) and You Matter (£27k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.