The Foulkes Foundation
Analysis
The Foulkes Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Foulkes Foundation reported income of £67k and spending of £142k, spending 212% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £90k to £67k (-25%), an average of -7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 160% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Foulkes Foundation sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hackness and District Under Fives (£67k), Burlington Schools Association (£67k) and Mirfield Educational Charity (£67k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objectives of the Foundation continue to be to promote medical research and the training of scientists and others to study medicine by providing financial support for postdoctoral science graduates who need a medical degree before they can undertake medical research, and similarly for medical graduates who need a science Phd degree.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Hackness and District Under Fives | North Yorkshire | £67k |
| Burlington Schools Association | Surrey | £67k |
| Mirfield Educational Charity | Dewsbury | £67k |
| Oatlands Scout Group | Weybridge | £67k |