Singer Foundation

Analysis

Singer Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in February 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Singer Foundation reported income of £134k and spending of £89k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £124k to £134k (+8.4%), an average of +2.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Singer Foundation sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Badger's Farm and Oliver's Battery Residents Community Association (£134k), Twics Training for Work in Communities (£135k) and The Desai Family Charity Trust (£134k).