Bluebase Foundation

Analysis

Bluebase Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Halesowen. It was registered in March 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Bluebase Foundation reported income of £2.1m and spending of £173k, leaving 92% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2024 to March 2026, income grew from £1.3m to £2.1m (+66%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 3781%. Over the whole period it spent 11% 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, Bluebase Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age UK Derby & Derbyshire (£2.0m), The Bressler Foundation (£2.1m) and Bacon Foundation Ltd (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 2.6%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £85k. Reserves of £3.0m would cover about 188 months of spending at that rate.