The Elgar Foundation

Analysis

The Elgar Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester. It was registered in February 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01147282). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Elgar Foundation reported income of £208k and spending of £43k, leaving 79% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £444 to £208k (+46647%), an average of +365% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 3870%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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 Elgar Foundation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include AMP Music Yorkshire (£207k), The English Music Festival (£208k) and Art of the Puppet Limited (£207k).