The Leathersellers' Foundation

Analysis

The Leathersellers' Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Leathersellers' Foundation reported income of £7.8m and spending of £4.4m, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £7.8m (+369%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 318%. Over the whole period it spent 134% 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 Leathersellers' Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. 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 Street League (£7.8m), British Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (£7.8m) and The Bread and Butter Thing. (£7.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 79% and investments 21%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.2m. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.