Z V M Rangoonwala Foundation

Analysis

Z V M Rangoonwala Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Z V M Rangoonwala Foundation reported income of £1.7m and spending of £2.4m, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £765k to £1.7m (+118%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 182%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Z V M Rangoonwala Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ice Benevolent Fund (£1.7m), Christian Medical Fellowship (£1.7m) and Just Helping (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.3m.