The Haberdashers' Foundation

Analysis

The Haberdashers' Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Haberdashers' Foundation reported income of £454k and spending of £1.8m, spending 400% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £1.1m to £454k (-60%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 142% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Haberdashers' Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jumblies Day Nursery (£453k), Thomas Boughey Kindergarten and Child Care Ltd (£454k) and Leicester Diocesan Board of Education (£452k).