Cooperative Ai Foundation

Analysis

Cooperative Ai Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in December 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 13485176). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Cooperative Ai Foundation reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.8m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £2.4m to £2.3m (-4.5%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Cooperative Ai 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 FRG Ltd (£2.3m), Seaton House School Limited (£2.3m) and The Sir Andrew Judd Foundation (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.2m. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.