The Cadogan Charity
Analysis
The Cadogan Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, accommodation/housing and animals, 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 April 2025, The Cadogan Charity reported income of £2.1m and spending of £1.5m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £2.6m to £2.1m (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Cadogan Charity sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Society of British Neurological Surgeons (£2.1m), Meningitis Now (£2.1m) and The British Psychoanalytical Society (Incorporating the Institute of Psychoanalysis) (£2.1m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £200. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.5m. Reserves of £926k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Legacies 0.0%
- Investments 100%
In the charity's own words
The general objects of the charity are to make such subscriptions to charitable organisations and bodies and such other applications for charitable purposes as the trustees, using their absolute discretion, may decide upon.The charity makes a large number of individual donations to registered charities with particular reference to those based, or operating, in London or Scotland.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Society of British Neurological Surgeons | London | £2.1m |
| Meningitis Now | Stroud | £2.1m |
| The British Psychoanalytical Society (Incorporating the Institute of Psychoanalysis) | London | £2.1m |
| Healthworks Newcastle | Newcastle upon Tyne | £2.1m |