The Cowley Charitable Foundation

Analysis

The Cowley Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Cowley Charitable Foundation reported income of £24k and spending of £11k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £21k to £24k (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Cowley Charitable Foundation sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Purslow Trust (£24k), Ashingdon and Rochford U3a (£24k) and Shenley Lodge Meeting Place (£24k).