The Robert McAlpine Foundation
Analysis
The Robert McAlpine Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kings Langley. It was registered in May 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Robert McAlpine Foundation reported income of £1.1m and spending of £818k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £712k to £1.1m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Robert McAlpine Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maji Patel Foundation (£1.1m), Cardiomyopathy UK (£1.1m) and Shine Lincolnshire (£1.1m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 84% and donations and legacies 16%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 3.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £739k. Reserves of £24.5m would cover about 357 months of spending at that rate.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 16%
- Investments 84%
In the charity's own words
The Foundation exists to apply its funds and income for the benefit of such charitable purposes or charitable institutions as the Trustees in their discretion determine.The Foundation operates virtually exclusively by making identified benefit grants to carefully selected charitable organisations with less than ?1m income working in the sectors which the Foundation particularly wishes to support
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Maji Patel Foundation | Bolton | £1.1m |
| Cardiomyopathy UK | Buckinghamshire | £1.1m |
| Shine Lincolnshire | Lincolnshire | £1.1m |
| Anugraham | London | £1.1m |