The Ulverscroft Foundation

Analysis

The Ulverscroft Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in December 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Ulverscroft Foundation reported income of £8.8m and spending of £9.5m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £8.6m to £8.8m (+2.2%), an average of +0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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 Ulverscroft Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sisters Hospitallers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus CIO (£8.8m), UK Sailing Academy (£8.8m) and Crown Agents International Development (£8.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 93% and investments 6.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £30k. Charitable activities took 4.7% of spending and raising funds 95%. Grants to other organisations totalled £389k. Reserves of £16.4m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate. It employed 83 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.