The Kirby Laing Foundation

Analysis

The Kirby Laing Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1972, 54 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 Kirby Laing Foundation reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.5m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £2.1m to £1.6m (-24%), an average of -6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 353% 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 Kirby Laing Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Multiple Sclerosis-Uk Limited (£1.6m), Imdadul Muslimeen (£1.6m) and Credu Supporting Young and Adult Carers Limited (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 8.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.2m. Reserves of £48.6m would cover about 383 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.