Lord Barnby's Foundation

Analysis

Lord Barnby's Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Market Drayton. It was registered in January 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, 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, Lord Barnby's Foundation reported income of £321k and spending of £323k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £228k to £321k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Lord Barnby's Foundation sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Back Pain Association (£321k), The Stroke and Wellness Foundation (£321k) and Partnerships Overseas Networking Trust (£321k).