Ian and Santa Gascoigne Charitable Foundation

Analysis

Ian and Santa Gascoigne Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2024, 2 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Ian and Santa Gascoigne Charitable Foundation reported income of £596k and spending of £122k, leaving 80% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income grew from £41k to £596k (+1366%), an average of +1366% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 1366%. Over the whole period it spent 21% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Ian and Santa Gascoigne Charitable Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Menscraft (£594k), The Brothers Trust (£597k) and Glamis Hall for All (£593k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 84% and investments 16%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £120k. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 194 months of spending at that rate.