The Feltmakers Charitable Foundation

Analysis

The Feltmakers Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in November 1969, 57 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 individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Feltmakers Charitable Foundation reported income of £87k and spending of £45k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £46k to £87k (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 64%. 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, The Feltmakers Charitable Foundation sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alnoor Education Foundation Limited (£87k), Dorridge Village Hall Association (£87k) and The Pearn Charitable Trust (£87k).