The Cranbrook Foundation

Analysis

The Cranbrook Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 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, The Cranbrook Foundation reported income of £520k and spending of £374k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income fell from £1.4m to £520k (-64%), an average of -64% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 45% 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, The Cranbrook 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eversheds Sutherland (International) Charitable Trust (£519k), Sir John Priestman Charity Trust (£521k) and The Alison Hillman Charitable Trust (£518k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and investments 3.9%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £367k. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 34 months of spending at that rate.