The Baring Foundation

Analysis

The Baring Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00950696). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Baring Foundation reported income of £2.2m and spending of £3.9m, spending 176% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £2.3m to £2.2m (-3.2%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 161% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Baring Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Schroder Foundation (£2.2m), Stevenage Citizens Advice Bureau (£2.3m) and Edcity Office (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 93% and donations and legacies 7.3%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 9.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.5m. Reserves of £49.6m would cover about 149 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.