The Alchemy Foundation

Analysis

The Alchemy Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxted. It was registered in September 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Alchemy Foundation reported income of £12.3m and spending of £506k, leaving 96% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £48k to £12.3m (+25791%), an average of +301% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 4009%. Over the whole period it spent 14% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Alchemy Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 Youth Sport Trust (£12.2m), Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People (£12.4m) and The Azure Charitable Foundation (£12.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £504k. Reserves of £13.8m would cover about 328 months of spending at that rate.