David Yarrow Foundation

Analysis

David Yarrow Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, David Yarrow Foundation reported income of £844k and spending of £480k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income grew from £351k to £844k (+140%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 177%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, David Yarrow Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include C.a.b. Devon (£844k), Citizens Advice Sunderland (£845k) and Gateway Into the Community (£843k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 62% of spending and raising funds 35%. Grants to other organisations totalled £296k. Reserves of £707k would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate.