The J R Rudd Foundation

Analysis

The J R Rudd Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1978, 48 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 2025, The J R Rudd Foundation reported income of £42k and spending of £3,480, leaving 92% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £16k to £42k (+164%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 3089%. Over the whole period it spent 5.4% 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 J R Rudd Foundation sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Wednesday Club ( Waddesdon ) (£42k), Dobie's Charitable Trust (£42k) and Totteridge Village Hall (£42k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.