The Rank Foundation Limited

Analysis

The Rank Foundation Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00516434). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Rank Foundation Limited reported income of £14.2m and spending of £14.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4.3m to £14.2m (+232%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 248%. Over the whole period it spent 142% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Rank Foundation Limited 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 Autism Anglia (£14.0m), One Fylde Limited (£14.2m) and UK Youth (£13.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 51%, charitable activities 39%, donations and legacies 5.0% and trading 4.3%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 6.2%. Reserves of £303.1m would cover about 249 months of spending at that rate. It employed 59 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.