St Bride Foundation

Analysis

St Bride 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, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, St Bride Foundation reported income of £922k and spending of £964k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £561k to £922k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, St Bride Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited (£922k), Royal Society of Sculptors (£923k) and The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation (£920k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 49%, charitable activities 37%, investments 12% and donations and legacies 2.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,000. Charitable activities took 40% of spending and raising funds 56%. Reserves of £51k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.