The Nixon Foundation

Analysis

The Nixon Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in July 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Nixon Foundation reported income of £33k and spending of £394k, spending 1193% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £510 to £33k (+6379%), an average of +184% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 5145%. Over the whole period it spent 1100% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Nixon Foundation sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Deepway Centre Trust (£33k), 1st Rye Scout Group (£33k) and Herne Bay Little Theatre (£33k).

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.