The Garwood Foundation

Analysis

The Garwood Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in February 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 company (Companies House number 01285858). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Garwood Foundation reported income of £4.2m and spending of £3.3m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £4.2m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Garwood Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chai-Lifeline Cancer Care (£4.2m), Muslim Global Relief (£4.2m) and Thurrock and Brentwood Mind (£4.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 78%, donations and legacies 18% and trading 2.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Reserves of £5.3m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 78 people.