The Henry Moore Foundation

Analysis

The Henry Moore Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Much Hadham. It was registered in June 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01255762). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Henry Moore Foundation reported income of £8.0m and spending of £6.1m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.2m to £8.0m (+147%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 149%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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 Henry Moore Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Belgrade Theatre Trust (Coventry) Limited (£7.9m), Magna Vitae (£8.1m) and London Film School Limited (£7.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 53%, investments 37% and charitable activities 6.7%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 7.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £569k. Reserves of £5.3m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 100 people.