The James Weir Foundation

Analysis

The James Weir Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in April 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, 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 December 2025, The James Weir Foundation reported income of £217k and spending of £312k, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £345k to £217k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 James Weir Foundation sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ardleigh House Community Association (£217k), Maan Somali Mental Health Sheffield (£217k) and Home-Start East Surrey (£217k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.