The Frances and Augustus Newman Foundation

Analysis

The Frances and Augustus Newman Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in June 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Frances and Augustus Newman Foundation reported income of £616k and spending of £841k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £617k to £616k (-0.2%), an average of +-0.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Frances and Augustus Newman Foundation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Props North East (£616k), Eastbourne Citizens Advice Bureau (£616k) and Conwy Mind (£616k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 99%. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 10%. Grants to other organisations totalled £703k. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 22 months of spending at that rate.