The Harbour Foundation

Analysis

The Harbour Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 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 company (Companies House number 00975116). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending May 2025, The Harbour Foundation reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.4m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £74k to £1.3m (+1597%), an average of +103% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 1421%. Over the whole period it spent 117% 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 Harbour Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% 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 African Enterprise International (£1.3m), St Margaret's House (£1.3m) and Asialink (£1.3m).

Charitable activities took 57% of spending and raising funds 40%. Grants to other organisations totalled £766k. Reserves of £21.3m would cover about 189 months of spending at that rate.