The Blenheim Foundation
Analysis
The Blenheim Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Blenheim Foundation reported income of £207k and spending of £954k, spending 461% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £1,410 to £207k (+14585%), an average of +248% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 558400%. Over the whole period it spent 733% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Blenheim Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses (£207k), Track Academy (£208k) and Kiyan Prince Foundation (£206k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
RESTORING AND PRESERVING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BLENHEIM AND OTHER BUILDINGS IN VICINITY OR ELSEWHERE WHICH ARE OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR OF PARTICULAR ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST. PRESERVING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BLENHEIM PARK OR OTHER LAND IN THE VICINITY OR ELSEWHERE OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses | London | £207k |
| Track Academy | London | £208k |
| Kiyan Prince Foundation | London | £206k |
| The Greaves & Withey Foundation | Bristol | £208k |