Miva Foundation

Analysis

Miva Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bourne End. It was registered in February 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Miva Foundation reported income of £598k and spending of £253k, leaving 58% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income grew from £215k to £598k (+177%), an average of +67% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 225%. Over the whole period it spent 32% 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, Miva Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Brownsword Charitable Foundation (£595k), Schroder Charity Trust (£598k) and The SCS Trust (£594k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and investments 3.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £252k. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 48 months of spending at that rate.