Hedley Foundation Limited

Analysis

Hedley Foundation Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01018571). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hedley Foundation Limited reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.5m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.5m (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Hedley Foundation Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Marris Foundation (£1.5m), Willow Green (£1.5m) and Raise Your Hands (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 56% and charitable activities 44%. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 25%. Grants to other organisations totalled £913k. It employed 3 people.