The Behrens Foundation

Analysis

The Behrens Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Behrens Foundation reported income of £120k and spending of £195k, spending 163% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income fell from £134k to £120k (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 275% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Behrens Foundation sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shapeshifter Productions Ltd (£120k), Castlemere Community Centre (£120k) and Cambridge Summer Music Ltd (£120k).

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.