The Kent Foundation

Analysis

The Kent Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in May 2024, 2 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Kent Foundation reported income of £138k and spending of £117k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2025 to March 2026, income grew from £95k to £138k (+45%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Kent Foundation sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Simon Community (£138k), Refresh Weymouth and Portland (£138k) and Staplehurst Free Church (£138k).