Cripplegate Foundation

Analysis

Cripplegate Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Cripplegate Foundation reported income of £3.5m and spending of £3.3m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £3.5m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Cripplegate Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Traidcraft Exchange (£3.5m), Youth Business International (£3.5m) and The Traidcraft Foundation (£3.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 49%, donations and legacies 47% and trading 1.4%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 11%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.1m. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.