The Gates Family Foundation
Analysis
The Gates Family Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in December 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Gates Family Foundation reported income of £40k and spending of £35k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income fell from £41k to £40k (-1.4%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Gates Family Foundation sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Army Widows' Association (£40k), The Mrs Yvonne Flux Charitable Trust (£41k) and The Barnett and Sylvia Shine No 2 Charitable Trust (£40k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Foundations policy is to advance such charitable purposes according to the law of England and Wales for the public benefit
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Army Widows' Association | Rammilles BLDG | £40k |
| The Mrs Yvonne Flux Charitable Trust | King's Lynn | £41k |
| The Barnett and Sylvia Shine No 2 Charitable Trust | London | £40k |
| Devon Mark Charity Association | South Molton | £41k |