Factory Foundation

Analysis

Factory Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in January 2024, 2 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 March 2026, Factory Foundation reported income of £88k and spending of £22k, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2025 to March 2026, income fell from £134k to £88k (-34%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 10% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Factory Foundation sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chardon Trust (£88k), Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society (£88k) and Minehead and Coast Development Trust (£88k).