The Johnny Bute Foundation

Analysis

The Johnny Bute Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, The Johnny Bute Foundation reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.1m, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Johnny Bute Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Women's Community Matters (£1.5m), Children in Wales-Plant Yng Nghymru (£1.5m) and South Bristol Sports Centre (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 5.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £773k. Reserves of £31.6m would cover about 355 months of spending at that rate.