Porter Foundation

Analysis

Porter Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Porter Foundation reported income of £95k and spending of £776k, spending 813% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £8,234 to £95k (+1059%), an average of +84% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 1009%. Over the whole period it spent 709% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Porter Foundation sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Guy's Gift (£95k), Southampton Family Trust (£95k) and The Association of Safeguarding Partners (£95k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.