The Rayners Penn Foundation

Analysis

The Rayners Penn Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in December 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 company (Companies House number 14999261). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Rayners Penn Foundation reported income of £6.6m and spending of £2.2m, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from July 2024 to July 2025, income grew from £5.1m to £6.6m (+30%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 50% 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 Rayners Penn Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Standard Chartered Foundation (£6.4m), Sutl Cazenove Charity Ucits Fund (£6.9m) and The Thompson Family Charitable Trust (£6.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.2m. Reserves of £5.8m would cover about 32 months of spending at that rate.