Horne Foundation

Analysis

Horne Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newbury. It was registered in January 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Horne Foundation reported income of £39k and spending of £524k, spending 1334% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £210k to £39k (-81%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 1661% 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, Horne Foundation sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cosby Village Hall (£39k), Ipswich Chamber Choir (£39k) and Real Time Video Limited (£39k).

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.