The Reed Foundation

Analysis

The Reed Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Reed Foundation reported income of £2.1m and spending of £5.5m, spending 260% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £2.1m (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 169%. Over the whole period it spent 113% 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 Reed Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 Matthew Project (£2.1m), The Council of European Jamaats (£2.1m) and Edberts House (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £5.4m. Reserves of £16.8m would cover about 37 months of spending at that rate.