Bill Ainscough Foundation

Analysis

Bill Ainscough Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in July 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 June 2025, Bill Ainscough Foundation reported income of £55k and spending of £52k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2024 to June 2025, income fell from £5.0m to £55k (-99%), an average of -99% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income dropped by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Bill Ainscough Foundation sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The M and M Charitable Foundation (£55k), The Denman Charitable Trust (£55k) and Godmanchester Community Association (£55k).