The DRW Foundation

Analysis

The DRW Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 14068755). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The DRW Foundation reported income of £2.4m and spending of £511k, leaving 79% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.4m (+85%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 15% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The DRW Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mid-Norfolk Railway Preservation Trust (£2.4m), LA Fondation Des Savanes Ouest-Africaines (£2.4m) and The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £504k. Reserves of £4.9m would cover about 114 months of spending at that rate.