Stratton Chase Foundation

Analysis

Stratton Chase Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2024, 2 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Stratton Chase Foundation reported income of £10.7m and spending of £1.9m, leaving 82% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2025 to March 2026, income fell from £25.1m to £10.7m (-58%), an average of -58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 6.8% 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, Stratton Chase 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Clothworkers' Foundation (£10.7m), The Launan Charitable Trust (£10.9m) and Aurum Kaleidoscope Foundation (£10.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and investments 6.3%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.8m. Reserves of £35.1m would cover about 221 months of spending at that rate.